- Title
- Rib stress injuries in the 2012-2016 (Rio) Olympiad : a cohort study of 151 Australian rowing team athletes for 88 773 athlete days
- Creator
- Harris, Rachel; Trease, Larissa; Wilkie, Kellie; Drew, Michael
- Date
- 2020
- Type
- Text; Journal article
- Identifier
- http://researchonline.federation.edu.au/vital/access/HandleResolver/1959.17/173299
- Identifier
- vital:14653
- Identifier
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https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2019-101584
- Identifier
- ISBN:0306-3674 (ISSN)
- Abstract
- Aim To describe the demographics, frequency, location, imaging modality and clinician-identified factors of rib stress injury in a cohort of elite rowers over the Rio Olympiad (2012-2016). Methods Analysis of prospectively recorded medical records for the Australian Rowing Team in 2013-2015 and the combined Australian Rowing Team and Olympic Shadow Squad in 2016, examining all rib stress injuries. Results 19 rib stress injuries (12 reactions and 7 fractures) were identified among a cohort of 151 athletes and included 12 female and 7 male cases, 11 open weight, 8 lightweight, 12 scull and 7 sweep cases. The most common locations of injury identified by imaging, were the mid-axillary line and rib 6. Period prevalence varied from 4 to 15.4 and incidence ranged from 0.27 to 0.13 per 1000 athlete days. There were no significant differences in prevalence by sex, sweep versus scull or weight class. There was a statistically significant increase in incidence in the pre-Olympic year (2015, p<0.001). MRI was the most commonly used modality for diagnosis. Stress fracture resulted in median 69 (IQR 56-157) and bone stress reaction resulted in 57 (IQR 45-78) days lost to full on water training. Conclusions In our 4-year report of rib stress injury in elite rowing athletes, period prevalence was consistent with previous reports and time lost (median
- Publisher
- BMJ Publishing Group
- Relation
- British Journal of Sports Medicine Vol. 54, no. 16 (2020), p. 991-996
- Rights
- Copyright © Author(s) (or their employer(s)) 2020. No commercial re-use. See rights and permissions. Published by BMJ.
- Rights
- This metadata is freely available under a CCO license
- Subject
- 09 Engineering; 11 Medical and Health Sciences; 13 Education; Athlete; Injury; Injury prevention; Rowing; Stress fracture
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