Injury has a lower incidence but higher burden than illness in elite South African netball players: A prospective cohort study.

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South African Journal of Sports Medicine Pub Date : 2025-05-15 eCollection Date: 2025-01-01 DOI:10.17159/2078-516X/2025/v37i1a20189

D H Pistorius, A Jansen van Rensburg, Dc Janse van Rensburg, G Ramkilawon, D Ramagole

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Abstract

Background: Netball poses significant injury risks with explosive movements and restricted court areas. Team sports with frequent contact predispose players to illness.

Objectives: Over six months, the period prevalence, incidence, clinical characteristics, and severity of injuries and illnesses in elite South African (SA) netball players were investigated.

Methods: A six-month prospective cohort study followed 24 elite female national team players (age 25.7±4.8 years). Injury and illness data were self-reported via a two-weekly online survey. Main outcome variables included period prevalence (PP, %), incidence (I; injury/1000 player-hours; illness/1000 player-days), severity (time-loss in days), injury burden (InjB; days lost/1000 player exposure-hours) and illness burden (IllB; days lost/1000 player exposure-days).

Results: In total, 26 injuries were reported (PP=9%; I=5.4). Lower limb injuries (83%), specifically the knee (44%), involving joint sprains/ligament tears (28%), mainly occurred. Most injuries (55%) were sustained during match play (56%) and due to player contact (39%). Goal defenders suffered most injuries (22%). Injuries resulted in mild time-loss (1-7 days), with an InjB of 3.5 days lost/1000 player exposure-hours. In total 33 illnesses were reported (PP=11%, I=6.9), mainly involving the upper respiratory tract (85%). Illness severity was mostly minimal, with no time-loss (52%), resulting in an IllB of 17.3 days lost/1000 player exposure-days.

Conclusion: This study provides important descriptive injury and illness information in elite netball players. InjB translates to 14.9 days lost, and IllB to 3.1 days lost during the six months. Player contact is a major cause of injury. Lower limb injuries, contact prevention and upper respiratory tract illnesses should receive attention in preventative strategies. More injury and illness data in elite netball is needed.

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南非精英无挡板篮球运动员受伤发生率较低，但负担高于疾病：一项前瞻性队列研究。

背景：无挡板篮球具有爆炸性的运动和有限的场地面积，有很大的伤害风险。经常接触的团体运动使运动员容易生病。目的：在6个月的时间里，调查南非精英（SA）无挡板篮球运动员的流行率、发病率、临床特征和伤病严重程度。方法：对24名优秀女国家队运动员（年龄25.7±4.8岁）进行为期6个月的前瞻性队列研究。受伤和疾病数据是通过两周的在线调查自我报告的。主要结局变量包括期患病率（PP, %）、发病率(I；损伤/ 1000 player-hours;疾病/1000个球员日)，严重程度（以天为单位的时间损失），伤病负担(InjB；损失天数/1000玩家暴露时间)和疾病负担(IllB；损失天数/1000玩家曝光天数)。结果：共报告损伤26例(PP=9%；我= 5.4)。主要发生下肢损伤（83%），特别是膝关节损伤（44%），包括关节扭伤/韧带撕裂（28%）。大多数受伤（55%）发生在比赛期间（56%）和由于球员接触（39%）。守门员受伤最多（22%）。受伤导致了轻微的时间损失（1-7天），每1000名球员暴露小时的InjB损失为3.5天。共报告33例疾病（PP=11%， I=6.9），主要累及上呼吸道（85%）。疾病严重程度很小，没有时间损失（52%），导致IllB为17.3天/1000名玩家暴露日。结论：本研究为优秀篮球运动员的损伤和疾病提供了重要的描述性信息。在六个月内，注射b相当于损失14.9天，注射b相当于损失3.1天。球员的身体接触是造成受伤的主要原因。下肢损伤、接触预防和上呼吸道疾病的预防策略应引起重视。我们需要更多的精英篮球运动员的伤病数据。

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