Poster 382: A Multi-Center Epidemiologic Analysis of the Injuries Affecting Female and Male Collegiate Basketball Players

Objectives: Basketball is a high-intensity sport associated with acute and overuse injuries in both females males. With the growing popularity of basketball at all levels domestically globally, there has been an increased emphasis understanding injury patterns these athletes. A large proportion current literature on utilize publicly available websites to obtain medical data. Thus, need for prospectively collected data from healthcare professionals as it pertains injuries. By utilizing conference-specific database, this study sought characterize types affecting elite intercollegiate female male players. Upon establishing commonly recognized well return data, can potentially help guide prevention treatment protocols. Methods: blinded database was utilized perform retrospective review Division I collegiate players 2017 2021. Analysis included musculoskeletal stratified by anatomic location, gender, time missed diagnosis. Time categorized no away sport, less than three weeks more sport. “Estimated athlete risk per year” used surrogate athlete-year since observation periods were not known each individual due being blinded. On average, athletes followed 2.3 years, which assumes equal number freshmen, sophomores, juniors, seniors year transferring/quitting. To estimate exposure hours (AEH), total season length multiplied 20 week maximum duration sport-related activity according National Collegiate Athletic Association bylaws. Team rosters start end dates obtained schedules Pac-12 website. Injury rate (IR) 1000 AEHs calculated following formula: IR AEH= [(Number in-season injuries) / (Season * hrs team)] 1000. Relative (RR) compare estimated between genders statistical significance defined 95% confidence interval (CI) including one (p < 0.05). Results: 663 college out 853 (77.7%) suffered 4532 Significantly (314 360, 87.2%) when compared males (349 493, 70.8%; RR: 1.23 [95% CI: 1.15 - 1.32]). The most common across ankle hindfoot accounting 1007 (22.2%), knee 750 (16.5%), head/face 532 (11.7%), forefoot 446 (9.8%) hand/wrist/forearm 359 (7.9%). Women significantly likely suffer (RR: 1.49 1.27-1.75]), 1.32 1.09-1.60]) or midfoot/forefoot 1.42 1.14-1.76]) (Table 1). Although sprains injury, 259 660 (39.2%) did result any 306 (46.4%) resulted but weeks. One hundred ninety-one concussions affected 146 (17.1%). Eighty-two 360 (22.8%) concussion 64 493 (13.0%; 1.23, 1.15-1.32]). Return specified 22 191 concussions. Of remaining 169 concussions, 17 (10.1%) 2). Conclusions: Lower extremity expectedly seen players, however substantial playing time. Most strategies proprioceptive training exercises focus lower extremity, ankles particular. study, however, demonstrates that variety suggesting techniques should be expanded include areas body. Females Specifically, injuries, Variations anatomy, muscle strength are possible rationales females, definitive rationale completely understood. additional psychosocial factors have shown cause underreport symptoms. Understanding prognoses such physicians expectations athletes, optimize patient-athlete relationship ultimately keep our safe. [Table: see text][Table: text]