Injury in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) From 2015 to 2019.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To provide an overview of the injuries suffered by Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) athletes and to analyze the demographic data, injury rates, and games missed as a result of individual injuries.

Methods

Using publicly available data on WNBA player's injury history, we generated a database cataloguing the quantity, location, frequency, and longitudinal impact of injuries sustained during the WNBA regular season from 2015 to 2019. We analyzed the data using SPSS-25 data manipulation software to assess the number of injuries per athletic exposure.

Results

Lower-extremity injuries (n = 143, 73%) were the most common injury by body area and resulted in the greatest number of games missed (n = 1189, 88%). Lateral ankle sprains were the most frequent

SUBMITTER: Baker H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7283941 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature