Background
Methods
Systematic literature search
Inclusion criteria
Data extraction
Sport | First author Year Country of study | Sport participation level | N participants/ N invited | Sex | Age (Min-Max) Mean ± SD | Duration of data collection & follow-up frequency (N/time) | Method of data collection | Data source |
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Soccer | Kristenson 2013 [10] Sweden | Elite | 1507/? | M | (?) Group 1: 25.2 ± 5 Group 2: 25.0 ± 5 | 2 seasons (?) | Standardized forms | Medical person for each team |
Tegnander 2008 [11] Norway | Elite | 181/? | F | (17–34) 23 ± 4 | 1 season (?) | Not described in the text but based on 2 referencesa
| The team physiotherapists | |
Jacobson 2007 [12] Sweden | Elite | 269/? | F | (16–36) 23 ± 4 | 1 season (Weekly) | -Standardized attendance protocol -Interviewed telephone: standardized protocol | Physiotherapists of the team and medical personal telephone interview of athlete | |
Lüthje 1996 [13] Finland | Elite | 263/263 | M | (17–35) age group reported ? | 1 season (?) | Physical exam | Team physician | |
Nielsen 1989 [14] Denmark | Recreational | 123/? | M | (>16) age group reported ? | 1 season (Weekly) | Examination recorded on special card | Medical doctors | |
Eirale 2013 [15] Qatar | Elite | 230/? | M | (?) 28,4 ± 4.4 | 1 season (Daily) | Standard injury cards | Medical staff of club | |
Faude 2005 [16] Germany | Elite | 149/? | F | (?) 22.4 ± 5.0 | 1 season (Weekly) | Diary | Medical staff & coach | |
Ekstrand 2011 [17] Sweden | Elite | 767/? | B | (B: 15–38) M: 25 ± 5 F: 23 ± 4 | 5 seasons (Monthly updates) | Standard injury form | Medical staff | |
Triathlon | Andersen 2013 [19] Norway | Elite | 174/274 | B | (?) 38 ± 9 | 26 weeks (Every 2nd week) | Questionnaire | Athletes |
Beach Volleyball | Bahr 2003 [18] Australia, Norway, Portugal | Elite | ?/? | B | (?) ? Professional players | 5 championship (?) | Standardized forms | Medical staff |
Sports | Authors Year | Criteria for injury | Criteria for classified injury as overuse | |||||||
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Sport-related | Complaint | Time-loss | Medical attention | Repeated micro trauma | No single, identifiable cause | Activity exceeds tissue tolerance | Gradual onset | Other | ||
Soccer | Kristenson 2013 [10] | X | X | X | X | |||||
Tegnander 2008 [11] | X | X | X | X | ||||||
Jacobson 2007 [12] | X | X | X | |||||||
Lüthje 1996 [13] | X | (X) | X | X | “Pain syndrome of musculoskeletal system appearing during physical exercise without any known trauma, disease, deformity or abnormality that might have given previous symptom. The symptoms started during physical exercise and were located as a previously symptom-free region of the body. Temporary muscle pains associated with increasing training were not recorded in the study. The diagnosis of an overuse injury was made on the basis of medical history and a thorough medical examination. “ | |||||
Nielsen 1989 [14] | X | X | “Strains were considered to be acute overuse injuries. “ “Some of the overuse injuries (tendinitis/synovitis) occurred under unknown circumstances.” | |||||||
Eirale 2013 [15] | X | X | X | X | ||||||
Faude 2005 [16] | X | X | X | |||||||
Ekstrand 2011 [17] | X | X | X | X | ||||||
Beach volleyball | Bahr 2003 [18] | X or | X or | X | ||||||
Triathon | Andersen 2013 [19] | X | “Overuse injury” is not defined anywhere but the article was included in the review because it uses this term in the title. | |||||||
Total | 9/10 | 0/10 | 9/10 | 2/10 | 2/10 | 6/10 | 0/10 | 4/10 |
Sport | Author Year | Number of OIE | Incidence estimate given in the article | Number of hours of exposure | Proportions of OIE based on number of hours of exposure (*1000) |
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Soccer | Kristenson 2013 [10] | 406 | - | 367490 | 1.10 |
Tegnander 2008 [11] | 21 | 0.8 per 1000 game hours 0.7 per 1000 training hours | 30619 | 0.68 | |
Jacobson 2007 [12] | 62 | Between 0.0 to 0.6 depending on area | 47075 | 1.32 | |
Lüthje 1996 [13] | 16 | - | - | - | |
Nielsen 1989 [14] | 30 | - | 15908 | 1.89 | |
79 | - | 23400 | 3.38 | ||
Eirale 2013 [15] | 115 | From 0.03 to 2.0 (varying depending on diagnosis & localisation) | 39100 | 2.94 | |
Faude 2005 [16] | 7 | - | 39162 | 0.18 | |
Ekstrand 2011 [17] | ? | From 0 to 0.5 (depending on diagnosed area) | M: 198071 F: 48404 | - | |
Triathlon | Andersen 2013 [19] | 403 | - | 48024 | 8.39 |
Beach volleyball | Bahr 2003 [18] | 21 Estimates from diagram | - | 1576 | 13.32 |