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February 10, 2022PLoS ONEOpen Access

Epidemiology and injury trends in the National Basketball Association: Pre- and per-COVID-19 (2017–2021)

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Population

625 players in the National Basketball Association (NBA) from the 2017-18 to 2020-2021 season

Design

Cohort

Follow-up

4 seasons (2017-18 to 2020-21)

Authors

LTLorena Torres-RondaIGIgnacio GámezSRSam Robertson

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Overview

Should not yet change load-management or return-to-play practice; leaves open whether schedule density or unmeasured factors drive the rise.

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Population
625 players in the National Basketball Association (NBA) from the 2017-18 to 2020-2021 season
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Outcome
Frequency rate, characteristics, and impact on performance (missed games) of injuries

There has been an increasing trend in unique injuries and missed games in the NBA from 2017 to 2021, with lower body and tendon/ligament injuries being the most prevalent.

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Torres-Ronda et al. (2022) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a80d5ffada1eccddc336c6fhttps://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0263354
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