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Table 4 Injury counts, percentages and rates (per 1000 Athletes Exposures) by type of injury and event in Japanese collegiate men’s basketball, 2013/2014–2019/2020

From: Descriptive epidemiology of injuries in Japanese collegiate men’s basketball: 2013/2014 to 2019/2020

 

Practice

Competition

Overall

n (%)

IR and 95% CI (per 1000 AEs)

n (%)

IR and 95% CI (per 1000 AEs)

n (%)

IR and 95% CI (per 1000 AEs)

% Severe (median of days lost, range)

Sprain

155 (44.8)

1.73 (1.46–2.00)

60 (46.2)

7.54 (5.63–9.45)*

215 (44.8)

2.20 (1.91–2.50)

15.8 (30, 22–500)

Strain

39 (11.3)

0.44 (0.30–0.57)

9 (6.9)

1.13 (0.39–1.87)*

48 (10.0)

0.49 (0.35–0.63)

16.7 (36, 22–82)

Contusion

38 (11.0)

0.42 (0.29–0.56)

27 (20.8)

3.39 (2.11–4.67)*

65 (13.5)

0.67 (0.50–0.83)

9.2 (34, 24–120)

Concussion

5 (1.4)

0.06 (0.01–0.10)

4 (3.1)

0.50 (0.01–1.00)*

9 (1.9)

0.09 (0.03–0.15)

11.1 (22)

Fracture

19 (5.5)

0.21 (0.12–0.31)

8 (6.1)

1.01 (0.31–1.70)*

27 (5.6)

0.28 (0.17–0.38)

51.9 (49, 25–139)

Dislocation/subluxation

7 (2.0)

0.08 (0.02–0.14)

6 (4.6)

0.75 (0.15–1.36)*

13 (2.7)

0.13 (0.06–0.21)

30.8 (96, 87–180)

Laceration

6 (1.7)

0.07 (0.01–0.12)

6 (4.6)

0.75 (0.15–1.36)*

12 (2.5)

0.12 (0.05–0.19)

0

Tendonitis

31 (9.0)

0.35 (0.22–0.47)

4 (3.1)

0.50 (0.01–1.00)

35 (7.3)

0.36 (0.24–0.48)

17.1 (32, 25–83)

Nerve injury

8 (2.3)

0.09 (0.03–0.15)

0

0

8 (1.7)

0.08 (0.03–0.14)

37.5 (24, 24–25) b

Cartilage injury

7 (2.0)

0.08 (0.02–0.14)

3 (2.3)

0.38 (0.0–0.80)*

11 (2.3)a

0.11 (0.05–0.18)

72.7 (60.5, 45–109)

Other

31 (9.0)

0.35 (0.22–0.47)

3 (2.3)

0.38 (0.0–0.80)

37 (7.7)a

0.38 (0.26–0.50)

10.8 (65.5, 33–96)

  1. AEs; athlete exposure(s): Practice = 89,559, Competition = 7956, CI; confidence interval, IR; injury rate, IRR; injury rate ratio
  2. *Competition versus Practice injury rate ratio > 1.00 and does not include 1.00 in the 95% CI
  3. aOverall injuries do not equal sum of Practice and Competition injuries due to missing event information
  4. bOne player retired due to the injury