Injury incidence in golf-a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

There is a lack of comprehensive analysis of injuries in golf per exposure time. Thus, the aim was to report the pooled incidence of injuries in golf.

Methods

We searched PubMed, Scopus, SPORTDiscus, and Web of Science databases in March 2024 for this systematic review and meta-analysis. We included observational studies reporting the number of injuries per exposure time. A random-effects model was used to calculate the pooled injury incidence per 1000 athlete exposures (18 holes of golf) with 95% confidence intervals (CI). Incidences were separately analyzed for men, women, amateurs, professionals, and special athletes.

Results

A total of 999 studies were screened, 29 full texts were assessed, and 7 studies with 269,754 athlete exposures were included. Seve

SUBMITTER: Kuitunen I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11666794 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature