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Overall injury rates did not significantly differ between Asian and non-Asian players (4.37 vs 3.11 per 1000 player hours), but upper body injuries occurred exclusively in Asian players.
Cohort (n=51)
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In a Japanese professional basketball team, game injury rates were significantly higher than practice injury rates, with Asian players experiencing significantly more upper body and facial injuries compared to non-Asian players.
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Game injury rates far exceed practice rates in pro basketball; this Level 3 cohort finding leaves open ethnicity-specific upper-body injury risks.
In this Japanese basketball team, the GIR of Asian, non-Asian, and overall players was higher than that of PIR. Injuries of the upper body were more frequent in Asian players than in non-Asian players in this league. Ankle sprains were the most common injury in both groups, while acute skin injuries occurred predominantly in Asian players. Prevention programs should be developed for injuries of the upper body in Asian players and those with lower extremity injuries.
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Asada et al. (2021) conducted a cohort in Basketball injuries (n=51). Asian race vs. Non-Asian race was evaluated on Overall injury rate (per 1000 player hours) (p=0.376). Overall injury rates did not significantly differ between Asian and non-Asian players (4.37 vs 3.11 per 1000 player hours), but upper body injuries occurred exclusively in Asian players.
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