Epidemiology of injuries in British basketball: a retrospective cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To describe injury epidemiology in British basketball, assess sex-based differences and injury risk factors.

Methods

122 athletes from British basketball leagues and national teams completed an online questionnaire collecting demographic, sporting and injury data from the 2021/2022 season. A medical-attention and 24-hour time-loss injury definition was used. Injury incidence rate (IIR) (injuries/1000 athlete-exposure (AE) hours) was calculated as (number of injuries/season AE-hours)×1000. Mann-Whitney tests assessed sex differences in IIRs. Χ² tests assessed sex differences in injury proportions. Linear regression assessed relationships between IIR and reported risk factors.

Results

46 men and 76 women (median age (IQR): 23.0 years (19.0-26.0)) r

SUBMITTER: Kataria S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12530424 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature