Does injury risk increase when youth athletes start to study at a sports high school?

BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine · 3 authors, 3 centres

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This prospective cohort study followed 489 adolescent elite athletes aged 15–16 for 20 weeks across the transition to a sports high school and found that female athletes had a significantly higher injury prevalence after school started, while male athletes did not.

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A prospective cohort of 489 adolescent elite athletes (age 15–16) was followed for 20 weeks, split into 10 weeks before and 10 weeks after starting at a sports high school in Sweden. Mean injury prevalence across the full period was 15%. After school started, overall mean injury prevalence increased significantly by 3.6% (95% CI 1.5 to 5.8, p=0.001).

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pediatrics

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Does injury risk increase when youth athletes start to study at a sports high school?

BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine

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Abstract Background/aim The injury risk is high in adolescent elite athletes. However, little is known about how the injury risk changes when young talented athletes start studying at a sports high school. The primary aim was therefore to explore the risk of injury when the athlete starts to study at a sports high school. A secondary aim was to identify risk factors for injury. Methods A total of 489 athletes (age 15–16 years) were followed for 20 weeks, including 10 weeks before and 10 weeks after the athlete had started to study at a sports high school. Substantial injury was monitored in adolescent elite athletes using the Oslo Sports Trauma Research Centre Questionnaire. Results The results showed that the mean difference (md) in injury prevalence was significantly (p=0.001) higher across the 10 weeks after school had started (md 3.6; 95% CI 1.5 to 5.8), compared with the 10 weeks before. Female athletes had significantly (p<0.001) higher injury prevalence (md 6.4%; 95% CI 3.0 to 9.8) across the 10 weeks after school had started, whereas male athletes (md 0.9%; 95% CI −1.8 to 3.6) had not (p=0.530). Three significant (p<0.05) risk factors were identified; previous injury within the past 12 months (OR 3.23), higher training volume (OR 0.97) and lower well-being (OR 0.71). Conclusions Our results provide supporting evidence for increased injury risk in female adolescent elite athletes after the athletes had started to study at a sports high school. Keywords: risk factor, young, injury

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Linda Ekenros, Cecilia Fridén, Philip von Rosen. Does injury risk increase when youth athletes start to study at a sports high school?. BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine. (2023). https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjsem-2023-001686

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Linda Ekenros, Cecilia Fridén, Philip von Rosen

1Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences, and Society, Karolinska Institutet, Huddinge, Sweden
2Department of Women's and Children's Health, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
3School of Health, Care and Social Welfare, Physiotherapy, Mälardalen University, Mälardalen, Västerås, Sweden