Abstract
Purpose: This systematic review aims to find the incidence and prevalence rates of sports-related injuries in soccer, baseball, and rugby. It also suggests some methodological issues identified in this qualitative systematic review.
Method: Employing a qualitative systematic review, databases DBpia and KISS were searched from 1990 to March 2023 using keywords such as soccer, baseball, rugby, injury, pain, overuse pain, chronic pain, incidence rate, and prevalence rate. Papers meeting the inclusion and exclusion criteria were rigorously evaluated for methodological quality.
Results: Out of 40 papers identified, seven (17.5%) met the criteria, focusing on baseball (4), soccer (3), and rugby (1). Baseball players, particularly at the professional level, exhibited the highest injury incidence rate (58/1,000 Athlete-Exposure [A-E]). The prevalence rates of shoulder and elbow pain in baseball were notably high (61% and 54%, respectively). Soccer showed a total incidence rate of 1.8/1,000 A-E. Studies on rugby and female athletes were markedly scarce.
Conclusion: The evidence suggests that baseball athletes have the highest injury rate among the sports reviewed.
However, this review uncovered several methodological issues, indicating a need for more rigorous studies on injury incidence and prevalence, especially in rugby and sports with female participation.
Method: Employing a qualitative systematic review, databases DBpia and KISS were searched from 1990 to March 2023 using keywords such as soccer, baseball, rugby, injury, pain, overuse pain, chronic pain, incidence rate, and prevalence rate. Papers meeting the inclusion and exclusion criteria were rigorously evaluated for methodological quality.
Results: Out of 40 papers identified, seven (17.5%) met the criteria, focusing on baseball (4), soccer (3), and rugby (1). Baseball players, particularly at the professional level, exhibited the highest injury incidence rate (58/1,000 Athlete-Exposure [A-E]). The prevalence rates of shoulder and elbow pain in baseball were notably high (61% and 54%, respectively). Soccer showed a total incidence rate of 1.8/1,000 A-E. Studies on rugby and female athletes were markedly scarce.
Conclusion: The evidence suggests that baseball athletes have the highest injury rate among the sports reviewed.
However, this review uncovered several methodological issues, indicating a need for more rigorous studies on injury incidence and prevalence, especially in rugby and sports with female participation.
| Translated title of the contribution | Incidence and Prevalence of Sports related Injuries based on Soccer, Baseball, and Rugby : A Qualitative Systematic Review of the Evidence |
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| Original language | Korean |
| Pages (from-to) | 243-255 |
| Number of pages | 13 |
| Journal | 한국사회체육학회지 |
| Issue number | 95 |
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| State | Published - 2024 |