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SynthesisJournal of sport and health science2021

Risk factors for overuse injuries in short- and long-distance running: A systematic review.

Dennis van Poppel, Maarten van der Worp, Anouk Slabbekoorn, Sylvia S P van den Heuvel, Marienke van Middelkoop, Bart W Koes, Arianne P Verhagen, Gwendolyne G M Scholten-Peeters

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Synthesis in Journal of sport and health science, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 52 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

52 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 128 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 4 institutions in 3 countries.

Dennis van PoppelResearch Group Diagnostics, Avans University of Applied Sciences, Breda, 4818 CR, the Netherlands. Electronic address: d.vanpoppel@avans.nl.
Maarten van der WorpStichting Academie Instituut Fysiotherapie PLUS, Utrecht, 3581 MD, the Netherlands.
Anouk SlabbekoornResearch Group Diagnostics, Avans University of Applied Sciences, Breda, 4818 CR, the Netherlands.
Sylvia S P van den HeuvelNederlands Paramedisch Institute, Amersfoort, 3818 LA, the Netherlands.
Marienke van MiddelkoopDepartment of General Practice, Erasmus MC Medical University Center, Rotterdam, 3015 CE, the Netherlands.
Bart W KoesDepartment of General Practice, Erasmus MC Medical University Center, Rotterdam, 3015 CE, the Netherlands; Center for Muscle and Joint Health, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, 5230, Denmark.
Arianne P VerhagenResearch Group Diagnostics, Avans University of Applied Sciences, Breda, 4818 CR, the Netherlands; Department of General Practice, Erasmus MC Medical University Center, Rotterdam, 3015 CE, the Netherlands; Discipline of Physiotherapy, Graduate School of Health, University of Technology, Sydney, Chippendale NSW 2008, Australia.
Gwendolyne G M Scholten-PeetersResearch Group Diagnostics, Avans University of Applied Sciences, Breda, 4818 CR, the Netherlands; Department of Human Movement Sciences, Faculty of Behavioral and Movement Sciences, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, 1081 HV, the Netherlands.
Avans University of Applied Sciences · NLErasmus MC · NLNederlands Paramedisch Instituut · NLUniversity of Southern Denmark · DK

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeThe aim of this study was to review information about risk factors for lower extremity running injuries in both short-distance (mean running distance ≤20 km/week and ≤10 km/session) and long-distance runners (mean running distance >20 km/week and >10 km/session).

methodsElectronic databases were searched for articles published up to February 2019. Prospective cohort studies using multivariable analysis for the assessment of individual risk factors or risk models for the occurrence of lower extremity running injuries were included. Two reviewers independently selected studies for eligibility and assessed risk of bias with the Quality in Prognostic Studies Tool. The GRADE approach was used to assess the quality of the evidence.

resultsA total of 29 studies were included: 17 studies focused on short-distance runners, 11 studies focused on long-distance runners, and 1 study focused on both types of runners. A previous running-related injury was the strongest risk factor for an injury for long-distance runners, with moderate-quality evidence. Previous injuries not attributed to running was the strongest risk factor for an injury for short-distance runners, with high-quality evidence. Higher body mass index, higher age, sex (male), having no previous running experience, and lower running volume were strong risk factors, with moderate quality evidence, for short-distance runners. Low-quality evidence was found for all risk models as predictors of running-related injuries among short- and long-distance runners.

conclusionSeveral risk factors for lower extremity injuries have been identified among short- and long-distance runners, but the quality of evidence for these risk factors for running-related injuries is limited. Running injuries seem to have a multifactorial origin both in short- and long-distance runners.

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Age FactorsBiasBiomechanical PhenomenaBody Mass IndexCumulative Trauma DisordersFemaleGaitHumansLeg InjuriesLower ExtremityMaleMultivariate AnalysisProspective StudiesRisk FactorsRunningSex FactorsMusculoskeletal healthProtective factorsRunning-related injury

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PMID32535271
PMCPMC7856562
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