Key result
Female professional basketball players had an injury frequency 1.6 times that of male players, with significantly more knee and thigh injuries, sprains, strains, and contusions.
Why the study?
Are there differences in injury frequency and patterns between male and female professional basketball players?
Observational
Are there differences in injury frequency and patterns between male and female professional basketball players?
Relative Risk: 1.6
Female professional basketball players experience a higher frequency of injuries, particularly knee and thigh injuries, suggesting a need for sex-specific training programs.
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May warrant sex-specific prevention strategies in professional basketball; leaves open causal factors and intervention effects in trials.
Zelisko et al. (1982) conducted an observational in Basketball injuries. Female sex vs. Male sex was evaluated on Injury frequency (RR 1.6). Female professional basketball players had an injury frequency 1.6 times that of male players, with significantly more knee and thigh injuries, sprains, strains, and contusions.
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