ArticleArthroscopy, sports medicine, and rehabilitation2023
Injury Rates Remained Elevated in the Second National Football League Season After the Onset of the COVID-19 Pandemic.
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- New insights from Norwegian and Swedish sports coaches' employment, practices, and beliefs during the first COVID-19 restriction period.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2023Article
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Abstract
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to compare the injury incidence of the 2018-2019 and 2020 National Football League (NFL) seasons with the 2021 season. Methods: Publicly released NFL weekly injury reports were queried to identify players listed as "out" or placed on injured reserve (IR) for at least 1 game in the 2018-2021 seasons. Injuries were then categorized into upper extremity, lower extremity, spine/core, and head. Incidence per 1,000 athlete exposures were calculated for each season, and proportions of injuries by position were calculated separately for the 2018-2019, 2020, and 2021 cohorts. Incidence rate ratios (IRR) were used to compare injury rates. Results: Overall injury incidence in the 2021 NFL season increased compared to the pre-COVID-19 seasons (2018-2019) in all anatomical zones except for the upper extremity (28.70 vs 23.09 per 1,000 exposures, IRR 1.24 [95% CI: 1.14-1.36]; Conclusions: The injury incidence in the 2021 season remained elevated and increased further compared to both the 2018-2019 and 2020 seasons. Traumatic injuries resulting in missed games increased despite return to a more traditional season since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. The injury rates significantly increased in mid-season to late season. Level of Evidence: Level III, cross-sectional study.
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