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ArticleBMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation2021

Risk factors for overuse injuries in a cohort of elite Swedish track and field athletes.

Andreas Lundberg Zachrisson, Andreas Ivarsson, Pia Desai, Jon Karlsson, Stefan Grau

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Article in BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Andreas Lundberg ZachrissonCenter for Health and Performance, Department of Food and Nutrition, and Sport Science, University of Gothenburg, Box 300, 405 30, Gothenburg, Sweden. andreas.lundberg.zachrisson@gu.se.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4356-0273
Andreas IvarssonSchool of Health and Welfare, Halmstad University, Kristian IV:s väg 3, 301 18, Halmstad, Sweden.
Pia DesaiDepartment of Orthopaedics at Institute of Clinical Sciences, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Göteborgsvägen 31, 431 80, Mölndal, Sweden.
Jon KarlssonDepartment of Orthopaedics at Institute of Clinical Sciences, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Göteborgsvägen 31, 431 80, Mölndal, Sweden.
Stefan GrauCenter for Health and Performance, Department of Food and Nutrition, and Sport Science, University of Gothenburg, Box 300, 405 30, Gothenburg, Sweden.
University of Gothenburg · SEHalmstad University · SE

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundMost injuries in track and field are caused by overuse with conflicting reports concerning the underlying mechanisms. The purpose of this study was to evaluate how biomechanical and clinical factors relate to the risk of overuse injuries, and to investigate whether the relationships between potential risk factors and injury become stronger if injuries are grouped by location.

methodsThe study is a prospective cohort study conducted during a Swedish track and field season over eleven months, from October to August. The cohort consisted of elite male and female track and field athletes competing in either middle- and long-distance running, sprinting, jumping, or throwing events (n = 96). Athletes performed a baseline screening at enrollment consisting of a clinical examination, running, and strength tests. Injury data was collected during the season by medical professionals and divided according to their anatomical location into upper-body, thigh/hip, knee, or foot/shank injuries.

resultsThirty-four (54.8%) injuries where located at the foot/shank, followed by sixteen injuries at the thigh/hip (25.8%). Only eight knee (12.9%) and four upper-body (6.5%) injuries were registered during the season and therefore not analysed. Effect sizes were calculated for all test variables. Small effect sizes (r

conclusionsInjury grouping appears to increase effect size for certain risk factors. Athletes with a slower knee flexion velocity during stance phase were more likely to become injured (p-value <.03, r

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BiomechanicsOveruse injuriesRisk factorsTrack and field

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