Kaiser Peter, Stock Kerstin, Benedikt Stefan, Ellenbecker Todd, Kastenberger Tobias, Schmidle Gernot, Arora Rohit
Department for Orthopedics and Traumatology, Medical University Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria.
ATP Medical Services Committee, ATP Tour, Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, USA.
Orthop J Sports Med. 2021 Jan 5;9(1):2325967120973672. doi: 10.1177/2325967120973672. eCollection 2021 Jan.
Epidemiological studies on tennis injuries are mainly conducted in either elite professional or junior players. Injury patterns might differ in the recreational tennis player.
To investigate acute injuries in the recreational tennis-playing population with an additional focus on acute injuries that require surgical treatment.
Case series; Level of evidence, 4.
A retrospective data analysis was conducted among patients who sustained an acute tennis injury between January 2013 and December 2018 and who had treatment administered at a single university hospital. Demographic data, diagnosis, body region of the trauma, injury mechanism, and treatment methods were recorded. Data were evaluated using descriptive statistics.
A total of 449 patients sustained 467 injuries (148 female, 301 male; mean age, 43.6 years; range, 8.2-84.4 years). The injuries occurred throughout the year, with an increased prevalence in the summer months. Injuries occurred in the lower extremity in 59%, the upper extremity in 30%, and the head and trunk in 11%. The main reason for an injury was a twist of a specific joint (n = 194) or a fall (n = 102). Harmless contusion or strains were the most common injury (49%). Ankle sprains were the most common serious injury, occurring in 11% of patients. Fractures occurred in 54 cases (12%). Overall, 9% of patients were treated surgically (fractures, n = 13; meniscal tears, n = 8; Achilles tendon ruptures, n = 6), and surgery was advised to another 1% who did not receive surgery at the study hospital.
Typical acute injuries in recreational tennis players differ from acute injuries in elite and junior players, with an increased fracture occurrence. The main causes of acute tennis injuries are falls and twists, with 10% of injuries needing surgical treatment, mainly for fractures, meniscal tears, and Achilles tendon ruptures.
关于网球运动损伤的流行病学研究主要在精英职业球员或青少年球员中开展。休闲网球运动员的损伤模式可能有所不同。
调查休闲网球运动人群中的急性损伤情况，尤其关注需要手术治疗的急性损伤。
病例系列研究；证据等级，4级。
对2013年1月至2018年12月期间在某单一大学医院接受治疗的急性网球损伤患者进行回顾性数据分析。记录人口统计学数据、诊断结果、创伤的身体部位、损伤机制及治疗方法。采用描述性统计方法对数据进行评估。
共有449例患者出现467处损伤（女性148例，男性301例；平均年龄43.6岁；范围8.2 - 84.4岁）。损伤全年均有发生，夏季发生率有所增加。59%的损伤发生在下肢，30%发生在上肢，11%发生在头部和躯干。损伤的主要原因是特定关节扭伤（n = 194）或跌倒（n = 102）。无害的挫伤或拉伤是最常见的损伤（49%）。踝关节扭伤是最常见的严重损伤，11%的患者出现该损伤。骨折发生54例（12%）。总体而言，9%的患者接受了手术治疗（骨折，n = 13；半月板撕裂，n = 8；跟腱断裂，n = 6），另有1%在研究医院未接受手术治疗的患者被建议进行手术。
休闲网球运动员的典型急性损伤与精英球员和青少年球员的急性损伤不同，骨折发生率更高。急性网球损伤的主要原因是跌倒和扭伤，10%的损伤需要手术治疗，主要针对骨折、半月板撕裂和跟腱断裂。
