National Federation of State High School Associations NCAA Injury Surveillance System Dr. Tom Dompier, President Datalys Center for Sports Injury Research & Prevention Take Part. Get Set For Life.™ Injury Incidence in Collegiate Sports Thomas P. Dompier, PhD, ATC President & Lead Epidemiologist Datalys Center for Sports Injury Research and Prevention, Inc NFHS/SFIA/NCAA Meeting Indianapolis, Indiana April 24, 2013 Injury Rates by Event Type 2004-2012 Injury Rates by Season 2004-2012 Overall Injury Rates by Division 2004-2012 Game Injury Rates by Division 2004-2012 Practice Injury Rates by Division 2004-2012 Concussions Rates by Event Type 2004-2012 Overall Concussion Rates by Division 20042012 Game Concussion Rates by Division 2004-2012 Practice Concussion Rates by Division 2004-2012 Injury Rates in Equipment Intensive Collegiate Sports Football Football Injury Rates 2004-2012 Figure 2c.6 Football Overall Injury Rate 2004-2012 Datalys began collecting data Top 10 Injuries in Football Lateral Ankle Sprain 7% Concussion 6% Hamstring Strain 5% MCL Sprain 5% AC Sprain 4% OTHER 62% Stinger 3% Quadriceps Contusion 2% High Ankle Sprain ACL Sprain 2% 2% Hip Flexor Strain 2% Contusions by Body Part Football Football Lower Back 2% Arm (Upper) 3% Forearm Other 1% 3% Thigh 19% Ankle 3% Elbow 4% Thigh and Knee Contusions = 3% of all Injuries Foot/Toes 7% Knee 12% Hand/Fingers 7% Chest/Ribs 8% Shoulder Clavicle 10% Hip/Groin 11% Lower Leg 10% Thigh and Knee Pads (The Good, The Bad, The Absent) Knee Contusions by Player Position Football Linemen 31% Skilled Poisitions 69% Linemen account for 41% (9/22) of the players on the field during regular play Lacrosse Women’s Lacrosse Injury Rates 2004-2012 Figure 2c.15 Women’s Lacrosse Overall Injury Rate 2004-2012 Top 10 Injuries In Women's Lacrosse Lateral Ankle Sprain 11% Concussion 9% Hamstring Strain 6% Other 55% Quadriceps Strain 4% Deltoid Ligament Sprain 3% Shin Splints 3% Head Contusion 2% Other Knee Injury 3% Adductor Strain 2% ACL Sprain 2% Men’s Lacrosse Injury Rates 2004-2012 Figure 2c.14 Men’s Lacrosse Overall Injury Rate 2004-2012 Top 10 Injuries in Men's Lacrosse Hamstring Strain 5% Latera Ankle Sprain 10% Concussion 5% AC Sprain 4% Adductor Strain 3% Hand/Finger Contusion 2% Other 63% Rib Contusion 2% ACL Sprain 2% Quadriceps Strain 2% Quadriceps Contusion 2% Contusions by Body Part Lacrosse Forearm 2% Elbow 2% Women's Lacrosse Men's Lacrosse Hand/Fingers Nose 2% 2% Eye 2% 0% Other 5% Head/Face 23% Cervical Spine/Neck 3% Arm (Upper) 3% Chest/Ribs 5% Low back 4% Wrist 3% 0% 0% Other 14% Chest/Ribs 13% Head/Face 4% Hand/Fingers 13% Foot/Toes 4% Ankle 5% Knee 16% Wrist 7% Thigh 9% Forearm 5% Lower Leg 14% Thigh 9% Ankle 4% Arm (Upper) 5% Elbow 5% Shoulder Clavicle 6% Lower Leg 6% Knee 7% Injury Mechanism for Head & Face Women's Lacrosse Other 15% Contact with Player 23% Contact with Stick 35% Contact with Ball 27% Baseball & Softball Women’s Softball Injury Rates 2004-2012 Figure 2c.17 Softball Overall Injury Rate 2004-2012 Top 10 Injuries in Softball Concussion 8% Lateral Ankle Sprain 6% Hamstring Strain 4% Hand/Finger Contusion 4% Quadriceps Strain 4% Rotator Cuff Strain 3% Other 64% Lower Leg Contusion 3% Other Knee Injury 1% Quadriceps Contusion 1% Gamekeeper Thumb 2% Baseball Injury Rates 2004-2012 Figure 2c.16 Baseball Overall Injury Rate 2004-2012 Top 10 Injuries in Baseball Hamstring Strain 7% Lateral Ankle Sprain 4% Rotator Cuff Strain 3% Hand/Finger Contusion 3% Forearm Tear 3% Other Shoulder Injury 3% Ulnar Collateral Ligament Sprain 3% Lower Leg Contusion 2% Other 68% Shoulder Impingement 2% Foot/Toe Contusion 2% Contusions by Body Part Baseball and Softball Softball Baseball 0% 0% 0% 0% Ankle 3% Chest/Ribs 2% Ankle 2% Other 10% Hip/Groin 4% Hand/Fingers 19% Forearm 4% Forearm 2% 0% 0% Eye 2% Other 5% 0% Hand/Fingers 22% Nose 5% Hip/Groin 5% Wrist 6% Lower Leg/Achilles 15% Foot/Toes 5% Lower Leg/Achilles 15% Elbow 7% Thigh 7% Head/Face 8% Foot/Toes 13% Elbow 11% Thigh 9% Head/Face 9% Knee 10% Hand Injuries by Mechanism Baseball and Softball Softball Baseball Other 32% Other 36% Contact by Ball 51% Contact with Ball 56% Contact with Bat 12% Contact by Bat 13% Ice Hockey Men’s Hockey Injury Rates 2004-2012 Figure 2c.12 Men’s Ice Hockey Overall Injury Rate 2004-2012 Top 10 Injuries for Men's Hockey Concussion 9% AC Sprain 7% Facial Laceration 7% MCL Sprain 5% Other 54% Quadriceps Contusion 5% Internal Rotators strain 3% Foot/Toe Contusion 3% Hand/Finger Contusion 3% Knee Contusion 2% Adductor strain 2% Top 10 Injuries for Women's Hockey Concussion 8% AC Sprain 5% Internal Rotators Strain 4% Lateral Ankle Sprain 3% Foot/Toe Contusion 3% Hip Flexor Strain 3% Lower Back Spasm 2% Other 66% Low Back Strain 2% Wrist Sprain 2% Patella Subluxation 2% Contusions by Body Part Ice Hockey Men's Ice Hockey Low Back Head/Face Lower 2% 0% 1% 0% 0% 0% Leg Forearm 3% Other 2% 4% Pelvis 3% Ankle 3% Women's Ice Hockey Shoulder Clavicle 4% Knee Hand/Fingers 4% 4% Forearm 4% Thigh 22% Shoulder Clavicle 4% Chest/Ribs 15% Elbow 4% Cervical Spine/Neck 4% Elbow 5% Foot/Toes 11% Wrist 5% Knee 7% Hand/Fingers 10% Chest/Ribs Hip/Groin 8% 10% Arm (Upper) 3% Foot/Toes 15% Hip/Groin 7% Lower Leg 11% Ankle 7% Abdomen 7% Thigh 11% Injuries to the Head and Face Ice Hockey Men's Ice Hockey Misc 2% Women's Ice Hockey Misc 7% Contusion 2% Laceration 42% Concussion 54% Concussion 93% Questions?