Department of Epidemiology, Milken Institute School of Public Health, The George Washington University, Washington, DC.
Datalys Center for Sports Injury Research and Prevention, Indianapolis, IN.
J Athl Train. 2021 Jul 1;56(7):734-741. doi: 10.4085/1062-6050-668-20.
Women's softball athletes account for approximately 9% of all female athletes competing within the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA).
Routine surveillance of NCAA women's softball injuries is important for identifying the emerging injury patterns in this sport.
Exposure and injury data collected during competitive seasons in the NCAA Injury Surveillance Program during 2014-2015 through 2018-2019 (5 years) academic years were analyzed. Injury counts, rates, and proportions were used to describe injury characteristics; injury rate ratios (IRRs) were used to examine differential injury rates.
The overall injury rate was 3.92 per 1000 athlete exposures. Practice and preseason injury rates increased during 2015/16 through 2018/19. Most injuries were shoulder (15.2%), hand/wrist (11.8%), knee (11.2%), and head/face injuries (11.2%) and were classified as contusions (14.2%), sprains (14.1%), and inflammatory conditions (14.1%). Concussion (6.8%) was the most commonly reported injury, and concussion incidence fluctuated during 2014-2015 through 2018-2019.
Results indicate an increasing trend in practice and preseason injury incidence. Findings also suggest that workload accumulation in the shoulder and the mechanisms of concussion warrant further attention in this population.
在全国大学生体育协会（NCAA）中，女子垒球运动员约占所有女性运动员的 9%。
对 2014-2015 年至 2018-2019 年（5 个学年）期间 NCAA 损伤监测计划中收集的竞技赛季中运动员的暴露和损伤数据进行分析。使用损伤计数、发生率和比例来描述损伤特征；使用损伤率比值（IRR）来检查不同的损伤率。
总体损伤发生率为每 1000 名运动员暴露 3.92 次。2015/16 至 2018/19 年期间，练习和季前赛的损伤率增加。大多数损伤是肩部（15.2%）、手部/腕部（11.8%）、膝盖（11.2%）和头部/面部损伤（11.2%），并被分类为挫伤（14.2%）、扭伤（14.1%）和炎症性疾病（14.1%）。脑震荡（6.8%）是最常见的损伤，2014-2015 年至 2018-2019 年期间脑震荡的发生率波动不定。
结果表明练习和季前赛损伤发生率呈上升趋势。研究结果还表明，肩部的工作量积累和脑震荡的机制值得在该人群中进一步关注。
