Analysis of Football Injuries by Position Group in Division I College Football: A 5-Year Program Review

Objective:
The purpose of this study was to evaluate injury characteristics by position groups.
Design:
Prospective, observational study.
Setting:
A single, major Division I collegiate football program.
Participants:
All players on a collegiate football program each fall regular season.
Independent Variables:
Exposure to Division I collegiate football and position groups.
Main Outcome Measures:
Injury rates (IRs) per 1000 athlete exposures (AEs) and injury rate ratios (IRRs) were calculated and analyzed for all monitored injury variables, which included time in the season, body part, type of injury, game and practice injuries, mechanism of injury, and type of exposure.
Results:
During the 2012 to 2016 fall regular seasons, there were 200 reported injuries sustained from 48 615 AE. The overall 5-year IR was 4.11 per 1000 AEs (3.57-4.72 95% confidence intervals). Skill players sustained the highest IR in the preseason (IR, 7.56) compared with line (IR, 4.26) and other (IR, 4.10) position groups. In addition, skill players demonstrated a significantly higher IRR compared with the line (IRR, 1.75, P

Source: Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine - May 1, 2020 Category: Sports Medicine Tags: Original Research Source Type: research