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Quantifying the risk of sports injury: a systematic review of activity-specific rates for children under 16 years of age

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Spinks, Anneliese B, McClure, Roderick J·2007·British Journal of Sports Medicine
DOI 10.1136/bjsm.2006.033605PMC PMC2465389
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Injuries caused by sports and other forms of physical activity in young children constitute a significant public health burden. It is important to quantify this risk to ensure that the benefits of sport participation are not outweighed by the potential harms. This review summarises the literature reporting exposure-based injury rates for various forms of physical activity in children aged 15 years and younger. Forty eight studies were found, of which 27 reported injury rates per hourly based exposure measured and 21 reported injury rates according to some other measure. Fourteen different sports and activities were covered, mostly team ball sports, with soccer being the most widely studied. Injury definition and the method of ascertaining and measuring injuries differed between studies, which created a large variation in reported injury rates that did not necessarily represent actual differences in injury risk between activities. The highest hourly based injury rates were reported for ice hockey, and the lowest were for soccer, although the range of injury rates for both of these activities was wide. Very few studies have investigated sports-related injuries in children younger than 8 years or in unorganised sports situations.

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Authors
Spinks, A. B., & McClure, R. J.
Affiliations
Griffith University (AU)
ORCID
Spinks, Anneliese B
Venue
British Journal of Sports Medicine
Publisher
BMJ
Published
2007-05-01
Volume
41
Issue
9
Pages
548-557
ISSN
  • 0306-3674 (ISSN-L)
  • 1473-0480
DOI
10.1136/bjsm.2006.033605
PMC
PMC2465389
OpenAlex
W2170091470
Cited by
63
References
61
Citations by year
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FWCI
0.65
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • British Journal of Sports Medicine (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Griffith Research Online (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Orthopedics and Sports Medicine › Sports injuries and prevention
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Injury Epidemiology and Prevention
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Physical Activity and Health
Keywords
sports injuries, injury risk, children under 16, injury rates, physical activity, team ball sports, soccer, ice hockey, injury definitions, young children
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Athletic Injuries, Child, Child, Preschool, Female, Humans, Male, Risk Factors, Risk Assessment

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