Lower-Extremity Injuries Predominate in American High School Tennis Players.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To describe injury epidemiology in U.S. adolescent tennis players between 2014 and 2018 via the High School Reporting Information Online (HS RIO) database.

Methods

The HS RIO database was queried for injury data on high school tennis players as reported by athletic trainers between 2014 and 2018. Injuries were analyzed according to athlete demographics, injury type, location, and context. Variables of interest between male and female athletes were compared using Pearson χ² test or Fisher exact test.

Results

In total, 176 injuries in high school tennis players between 2014 and 2018 were identified in the HS RIO database. Overall, 25.6% (45/176) occurred in the ankle, 12.5% (22/176) in the knee, and 9.7% (17/176) in the wrist. The most common types of

SUBMITTER: Llanes AC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10594564 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature