High injury burden in elite adolescent athletes : a 52-week prospective study

von Rosen, Philip; Heijne, Annette; Frohm, Anna; Fridén, Cecilia; Kottorp, Anders Börje Mauritz

doi:10.4085/1062-6050-251-16

Publication type:	Article in scientific journal
Type of review:	Peer review (publication)
Title:	High injury burden in elite adolescent athletes : a 52-week prospective study
Authors:	von Rosen, Philip Heijne, Annette Frohm, Anna Fridén, Cecilia Kottorp, Anders Börje Mauritz
DOI:	10.4085/1062-6050-251-16
Published in:	Journal of Athletic Training
Volume(Issue):	53
Issue:	3
Page(s):	262
Pages to:	270
Issue Date:	2018
Publisher / Ed. Institution:	National Athletic Trainers Association
ISSN:	1062-6050 1938-162X
Language:	English
Subjects:	Injury epidemiology; Injury surveillance; Youth
Subject (DDC):	617: Surgery
Abstract:	Context: Our understanding of the injury burden in elite adolescent athletes in most sports is limited or unknown because of the lack of prospective, long-term injury studies. Objective: To describe injury patterns in terms of type, location, prevalence and incidence, recurrence, and severity grade; time to first injury; and prevalence of illness in elite adolescent athletes and to compare differences in injury data by sex and sport type. Design: Cohort study. Setting: Fifteen national sports high schools in Sweden. Patients or Other Participants: Participants were 284 elite adolescent athletes (boys = 147, girls = 137; median age = 17 years; 25th–75th percentile range = 16–18 years) competing at a high national level for their age in athletics (track and field), cross-country skiing, downhill skiing, freestyle skiing, handball, orienteering, or ski orienteering. Main Outcome Measure(s): All athletes were monitored weekly over 52 weeks, using a validated online questionnaire to identify injury type, location, prevalence or incidence, and severity grade; time to first injury; and prevalence of illness. Results: Among all athletes, 57.4% reported at least 1 new injury, whereas the 1-year injury prevalence was 91.6%. The overall injury incidence was 4.1/1000 hours of exposure to sport, and every week, on average, 3 of 10 (30.8%) elite adolescent athletes reported being injured. Of all injuries from which athletes recovered, 22.2% (n = 35) resulted in absence from normal training for at least 2 months. Female athletes reported higher (P < .05) average weekly injury prevalence and substantial injury prevalence (injuries leading to a moderate or severe reduction in sport performance or participation or time loss) than male athletes. Conclusions: A considerable number of elite adolescent athletes were injured weekly, resulting in serious consequences for sport participation, training, or performance (or a combination of these). Appropriately designed interventions to prevent knee and foot injuries will target both the greatest number of injuries and the injuries with the most serious consequences in elite adolescent athletes.
URI:	https://digitalcollection.zhaw.ch/handle/11475/8520
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License (according to publishing contract):	Licence according to publishing contract
Departement:	School of Health Sciences
Organisational Unit:	Institute of Occupational Therapy (IER)
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von Rosen, P., Heijne, A., Frohm, A., Fridén, C., & Kottorp, A. B. M. (2018). High injury burden in elite adolescent athletes : a 52-week prospective study. Journal of Athletic Training, 53(3), 262–270. https://doi.org/10.4085/1062-6050-251-16

von Rosen, P. et al. (2018) ‘High injury burden in elite adolescent athletes : a 52-week prospective study’, Journal of Athletic Training, 53(3), pp. 262–270. Available at: https://doi.org/10.4085/1062-6050-251-16.

P. von Rosen, A. Heijne, A. Frohm, C. Fridén, and A. B. M. Kottorp, “High injury burden in elite adolescent athletes : a 52-week prospective study,” Journal of Athletic Training, vol. 53, no. 3, pp. 262–270, 2018, doi: 10.4085/1062-6050-251-16.

VON ROSEN, Philip, Annette HEIJNE, Anna FROHM, Cecilia FRIDÉN und Anders Börje Mauritz KOTTORP, 2018. High injury burden in elite adolescent athletes : a 52-week prospective study. Journal of Athletic Training. 2018. Bd. 53, Nr. 3, S. 262–270. DOI 10.4085/1062-6050-251-16

von Rosen, Philip, Annette Heijne, Anna Frohm, Cecilia Fridén, and Anders Börje Mauritz Kottorp. 2018. “High Injury Burden in Elite Adolescent Athletes : A 52-Week Prospective Study.” Journal of Athletic Training 53 (3): 262–70. https://doi.org/10.4085/1062-6050-251-16.

von Rosen, Philip, et al. “High Injury Burden in Elite Adolescent Athletes : A 52-Week Prospective Study.” Journal of Athletic Training, vol. 53, no. 3, 2018, pp. 262–70, https://doi.org/10.4085/1062-6050-251-16.