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ArticleAdvances in rehabilitation science and practice

Injury Risk Factors of the Tennis Serve: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

John Bradley, Ben L Langdown, David Bowmaker, Stewart Kerr

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John BradleyFaculty of Wellbeing, Education and Language Studies, School of Education, Childhood, Youth & Sport, The Open University, Milton Keynes, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4808-1869
Ben L LangdownFaculty of Wellbeing, Education and Language Studies, School of Education, Childhood, Youth & Sport, The Open University, Milton Keynes, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9440-4764
David BowmakerLife Fit Wellness, Falkirk, UK.
Stewart KerrLife Fit Wellness, Falkirk, UK.

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Abstract

Background: A key stroke in tennis is the serve. It is the most strenuous stroke in the game and has the greatest potential for injury. The serve has been broken down into a number of key stages to allow analysis of the movements involved. Objective: The aim of this study was to conduct a systematic review of all injuries related to the stages of the tennis serve and to assess their relative impact on the risk of injury using a meta-analysis. Methods: A systematic search was conducted across 8 electronic databases, supplemented with searches of grey literature. Eligible studies presented data from injured (injury group) and uninjured (control group) tennis players in a form that allowed further analysis of each risk factor for comparison. All results were presented as effect sizes (Cohen's Results: A total of 29 studies were included in the meta-analysis, identifying 130 risk factors. 36 risk factors had an effect size suggesting a large or significant association with injury in tennis players ( Conclusion: Meta-analysis identified dominant shoulder rotation strength, internal rotation range of movement, weekly tennis volume, age, body mass and height as risk factors for injury in the tennis serve.

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injury riskmeta-analysissports injurytennis serve

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