Injury Patterns in Collegiate Club Quidditch

Sports Medicine - Open

Jonathan G. Wu¹  Dena L. Florczyk²  Lucia Chen³  Christopher M. Fox⁴ 

[1] Harbor-UCLA Medical Center Department of Internal Medicine, 1000 W. Carson St, 90502, Torrance, CA, USA;UCLA Arthur Ashe Student Health and Wellness Center, UCLA Department of Sports Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, USA;UCLA Division of General Internal Medicine and Health Services Research, Los Angeles, CA, USA;University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine and Truman Medical Centers, Kansas City, MO, USA;

关键词: Quidditch;    Epidemiology;    Club sports;    Injury;    Concussion;    Surveillance;    College;    Club;    Sports;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s40798-021-00336-4

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundThe purpose of this study is to assess injury patterns in collegiate club quidditch athletes at a single university over three seasons. Injury data were gathered from athletic trainers that provided sideline medical coverage during competitions, the on-site athletic training center where athletes had daily access for evaluation and treatment for acute and chronic injuries, and a sports medicine physician at the on-campus student health center. Athlete exposures were estimated using available previous rosters, practice, and game schedules for the 2014–2017 quidditch seasons. Injuries were evaluated regarding the sex of the athlete, mechanism, body part injuries, and injury type. This is a retrospective descriptive epidemiology study.ResultsThe overall injury incidence rate (IR) for collegiate club quidditch injuries was 4.55 per 1000 athlete exposures (AEs). Male athletes had an IR = 5.22 (95% CI 3.77, 7.23). Females had an IR = 3.77 (95% CI 2.49, 5.72). The most common mechanism of injury in males was collision with another athlete (36%; IR = 1.88; 95% CI 1.09, 3.24). The most common injuries were lower extremity injuries (foot, ankle, lower leg, knee, thigh, hip/groin) at 57%. The most common injury type in males was sprains at 39% (IR = 2.03; 95% CI 1.20, 3.42). The overall incidence rate for all quidditch athletes for concussions was 1.18 per 1000 AEs.ConclusionsQuidditch is an increasingly popular mixed-gender collegiate club sport. This study helps identify areas for improvement in education, injury prevention, and care of athletes at the local and national levels. Concussion rates in quidditch are comparable to other contact sports and should encourage discussion to make rule changes to improve the safety of the sport.

【 授权许可】

CC BY