Table 6 Common injuries in NCAA Men’s Lacrosse, by event type, 2009/10–2014/15a
From: The epidemiology of NCAA men’s lacrosse injuries, 2009/10-2014/15 academic years
Injury | n (%) | Rate and 95% CI (per 1000AE) | % NTLb | % Severec | Most common injury mechanism, n (% within injury) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Competition | |||||
Ankle sprain | 52 (12.8) | 1.59 (1.15, 2.02) | 50.0% | 1.9% | Non-contact, 32 (61.5%) |
Player contact, 11 (21.2%) | |||||
Concussion | 30 (7.4) | 0.91 (0.59, 1.24) | 10.0% | 10.0% | Player contact, 22 (73.3%) |
Stick contact, 3 (10.0%) | |||||
Upper leg strain | 29 (7.2) | 0.88 (0.56, 1.21) | 31.0% | 10.3% | Non-contact, 27 (93.1%) |
Knee sprain | 23 (5.7) | 0.70 (0.41, 0.99) | 13.0% | 60.9% | Player contact, 9 (39.1%) |
Non-contact, 7 (30.4%) | |||||
Trunk contusion | 19 (4.7) | 0.58 (0.32, 0.84) | 68.4% | 0.0% | Stick contact, 8 (42.1%) |
Player contact, 4 (21.1%) | |||||
Practice | |||||
Ankle sprain | 73 (11.2) | 0.44 (0.34, 0.54) | 37.0% | 5.5% | Non-contact, 29 (39.7%) |
Player contact, 18 (24.7%) | |||||
Upper leg strain | 69 (10.6) | 0.41 (0.32, 0.51) | 31.9% | 4.4% | Non-contact, 53 (76.8%) |
Overuse, 14 (20.3%) | |||||
Hip/groin strain | 50 (7.7) | 0.30 (0.22, 0.38) | 50.0% | 2.0% | Non-contact, 39 (78.0%) |
Overuse, 9 (18.0%) | |||||
Knee sprain | 36 (5.5) | 0.22 (0.15, 0.29) | 19.4% | 47.2% | Non-contact, 21 (58.3%) |
Player contact, 9 (25.0%) | |||||
Lower leg inflammation | 32 (4.9) | 0.19 (0.13, 0.26) | 65.6% | 12.5% | Overuse, 23 (71.9%) |
Non-contact, 9 (28.1%) | |||||