Prevention Research Center, Berkeley, California.
School of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, California.
Sports Health. 2019 Jan/Feb;11(1):32-39. doi: 10.1177/1941738118807122. Epub 2018 Oct 24.
: Cheerleading is a specialized athletic activity that can lead to catastrophic injuries. Cheerleading rules are in place to maximize safety of participants. The purpose of this study was to describe catastrophic cheerleading injuries among high school and collegiate-level participants in the United States and to explore whether the 2006-2007 basket toss rule change was effective at reducing the number of catastrophic injuries.
: The 2006-2007 basket toss rule change contributed to a reduction in the number of catastrophic injuries among high school and collegiate cheerleaders.
: Case series.
: Level 4.
: Data on catastrophic cheerleading injuries were collected by the National Center for Catastrophic Sport Injury Research from July 2002 to June 2017. Information collected included cheerleader, event, and injury characteristics. The impact of the 2006-2007 rule change banning the basket toss on any hard surfaces was assessed by comparing injury rates and 95% CIs before and after the rule change.
: There were 54 catastrophic cheerleading injuries, or 3.6 injuries per year. From July 2002 through June 2017, the injury rate was 2.12 per 1,000,000 cheerleaders (95% CI, 1.56-2.69). Most cheerleaders sustained serious injuries (n = 27; 50%) during practice (n = 37; 69%) to the head (n = 28; 52%) and cervical spine (n = 17; 32%). From July 2002 through June 2017, basket tosses were the stunt that accounted for the highest proportion of injuries (n = 19; 35%). The basket toss injury rate decreased from 1.55 to 0.40 per 1,000,000 cheerleaders among both high school and collegiate cheerleaders after the rule change.
: Catastrophic injury rates in cheerleading decreased dramatically after the 2006-2007 rule change banning basket tosses from being performed on any hard surfaces. In particular, there was a nearly 4-fold reduction in the rate of catastrophic basket toss injuries.
啦啦队是一种特殊的体育活动，可能导致灾难性的伤害。啦啦队规则的制定是为了最大限度地保证参与者的安全。本研究的目的是描述美国高中和大学水平参与者的灾难性啦啦队伤害，并探讨 2006-2007 年的篮抛规则是否有效降低了灾难性伤害的数量。
2006-2007 年的篮抛规则改变有助于减少高中和大学啦啦队运动员的灾难性伤害数量。
病例系列。
4 级。
国家灾难性运动伤害研究中心从 2002 年 7 月至 2017 年 6 月收集了有关灾难性啦啦队伤害的数据。收集的信息包括啦啦队队员、事件和伤害特征。通过比较规则改变前后的伤害发生率和 95%置信区间，评估了 2006-2007 年禁止篮抛在任何硬表面上的规则改变对任何硬表面的影响。
共有 54 例灾难性啦啦队伤害，每年 3.6 例。从 2002 年 7 月至 2017 年 6 月，受伤率为每 100 万名啦啦队队员 2.12 例（95%置信区间，1.56-2.69）。大多数啦啦队队员在练习（n = 37；69%）中头部（n = 28；52%）和颈椎（n = 17；32%）受伤严重（n = 27；50%）。从 2002 年 7 月至 2017 年 6 月，篮抛是造成伤害比例最高的特技（n = 19；35%）。在规则改变后，高中和大学啦啦队的篮抛伤害率从每 100 万名啦啦队队员 1.55 降至 0.40。
2006-2007 年禁止篮抛在任何硬表面上进行的规则改变后，啦啦队的灾难性伤害率大幅下降。特别是，灾难性篮抛伤害的发生率几乎降低了 4 倍。
