Orthopaedic Sports Injuries in an Aging Population: Current Trends and Future Projections.

ABSTRACT: BackgroundThe elderly US population is growing quickly and staying active longer. However, there is limited information on sports-related injuries in older adults.Hypotheses(1) National estimate and incidence of sports-related orthopaedic injuries in the US elderly population have increased over the last 10 years, (2) types and causes of sports-related injuries in the elderly have changed, and (3) elderly sports-related injuries will increase more than the number of treating physicians by 2040.Study DesignDescriptive epidemiology study.Level of EvidenceLevel 4.Methods:The National Electronic Injury Surveillance System database was used to identify all patients aged ≥65 years with sports-related orthopaedic injuries in US emergency departments from 2012 to 2021. Surgeon and physician estima

SUBMITTER: Zaifman JM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11780618 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature