Robinson Patrick Gordon, Clarsen Benjamin, Murray Andrew, Junge Astrid, Mountjoy Margo Lynn, Drobny Tomas, Gill Lance, Gazzano Francois, Voight Mike, Dvorak Jiri
Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, Edinburgh Orthopaedics, Edinburgh, UK.
European Tour Performance Institute, Virginia Water, UK.
BMJ Open Sport Exerc Med. 2024 Jul 31;10(3):e001844. doi: 10.1136/bmjsem-2023-001844. eCollection 2024.
Our aims were (a) to describe the prevalence and incidence of self-reported injuries and illnesses of amateur golfers over a 5-month period and (b) to investigate potential risk factors for injury.
We recruited 910 amateur golfers (733 males [81%] and 177 females [19%]) from golf clubs in the USA and Switzerland. The median age was 60 (IQR: 47-67) and the median golfing handicap was 12 (IQR: 6-18). Participants' health was monitored weekly for 5 months using the Oslo Sports Trauma Research Centre Questionnaire on Health Problems. Players also completed a baseline questionnaire on personal and golf-specific characteristics and their medical history.
We distributed 19 406 questionnaires and received 11 180 responses (57.6%). The prevalence of injuries was 11.3% (95% CI: 9.8 to 12.8) and of illnesses was 2% (95% CI 1.7 to 2.2). The incidence of injuries and illnesses was 3.79 (95% CI 3.54 to 4.06) and 0.94 (95% CI 0.81 to 1.07) per golfer per year, respectively. The injury regions with the highest burden of injury (time-loss days per player per year) were lumbosacral spine (5.93), shoulder (3.47) and knee (2.08). Injury risk was higher with increased age, osteoarthritis and previous injury.
The prevalence and incidence of injury and illness in amateur golf were low compared with many other sports. To further reduce the burden of injury, future research attention should be directed towards the lumbosacral spine, knee and shoulder.
我们的目标是（a）描述业余高尔夫球手在5个月期间自我报告的损伤和疾病的患病率和发病率，以及（b）调查潜在的损伤风险因素。
我们从美国和瑞士的高尔夫俱乐部招募了910名业余高尔夫球手（733名男性[81%]和177名女性[19%]）。年龄中位数为60岁（四分位距：47 - 67岁），高尔夫差点中位数为12（四分位距：6 - 18）。使用奥斯陆运动创伤研究中心健康问题问卷对参与者的健康状况进行了为期5个月的每周监测。球员们还完成了一份关于个人和高尔夫特定特征以及他们病史的基线问卷。
我们发放了19406份问卷，收到11180份回复（57.6%）。损伤的患病率为11.3%（95%置信区间：9.8%至12.8%），疾病的患病率为2%（95%置信区间1.7%至2.2%）。每位高尔夫球手每年损伤和疾病的发病率分别为3.79（95%置信区间3.54至4.06）和0.94（95%置信区间0.81至1.07）。损伤负担最高的损伤部位（每位球员每年的误工天数）是腰骶部脊柱（5.93）、肩部（3.47）和膝盖（2.08）。随着年龄增长、患骨关节炎和既往有损伤，损伤风险更高。
与许多其他运动相比，业余高尔夫运动中损伤和疾病的患病率和发病率较低。为了进一步减轻损伤负担，未来的研究应关注腰骶部脊柱、膝盖和肩部。
