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ArticleJournal of trauma and injury2023

Sports injuries: a 5-year review of admissions at a major trauma center in the United Kingdom.

Ahmad Hammad Hassan, Aref-Ali Gharooni, Harry Mee, James Geffner, Fahim Anwar

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Article in Journal of trauma and injury, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Ahmad Hammad HassanDepartment of Acute Medicine, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-0446-3577
Aref-Ali GharooniDepartment of Rehabilitation Medicine, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-6705-1115
Harry MeeDepartment of Rehabilitation Medicine, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-1314-3962
James GeffnerDepartment of Rehabilitation Medicine, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-6007-8198
Fahim AnwarDepartment of Rehabilitation Medicine, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-1176-0975

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Purpose: Sports offer several health benefits but are not free of injury risk. Activity dynamics vary across sports, impacting the injury profile and thereby influencing healthcare resource utilization and health outcomes. The purpose of this study was to investigate sports-related major trauma cases and compare differences across sports and activity groups. Methods: A retrospective case notes review of sports-related major traumas over a 5-year period was conducted. Demographic, hospital episode-related, and health outcome-related data were analyzed, and differences were compared across sports and activity groups. The Glasgow Outcome Scale (GOS) at discharge was used as the primary outcome measure and the length of hospital stay as the secondary outcome measure. Results: In total, 76% of cases had good recovery at discharge (GOS, 5), 19% had moderate disability (GOS, 4), and 5% had severe disability (GOS, 3). The mean length of hospital stay was 11.2 days (range, 1-121 days). The most severely injured body region was the limbs (29.1%) and vertebral/spinal injuries were most common (33%) in terms of location. A significant difference (P<0.05) existed in GOS across sports groups, with motor sports having the lowest GOS. However, no significant differences (P>0.05) were found in other health-outcome variables or injury patterns across sports or activity groups, although more competitive sports cases (67%) required admission than recreational sports cases (33%). Conclusions: Spinal injuries are the most frequent sports injuries, bear the worst health outcomes, and warrant better preventive measures. Head injuries previously dominated the worst outcomes; this change is likely due to better preventive and management modalities. Competitive sports had a higher injury frequency than recreational sports, but no difference in health outcomes or injury patterns.

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