Imaging and Surgical Procedures After Surface-Related Collegiate Football Injuries on Artificial Turf Versus Natural Grass: Prevalence and Trends Over 15 Seasons
Meyers MC, Sterling JC, Robinson SK
Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine · 0 citations
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- Design
- Cohort study (classified by our AI screen)
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- People
- Main outcome
- Clinical events such as disease or death
Who paid for it
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- Industry funded
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- At least one author declares a financial tie to industry
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Publication
- Published
- 2024-09-01 · Orthop J Sports Med · vol. 12 · issue 9 · p. 23259671241274144
- Publisher
- SAGE Publishing
- Cited
- 1 citation · more than 56% of similar papers · 0.3× the field average
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- 57 works
- Access
- Open access (journal) · CC-BY-NC-ND
- Research areas
- Sports injuries and prevention · Foot and Ankle Surgery · Lower Extremity Biomechanics and Pathologies
- Keywords
- Medicine, Multivariate analysis of variance, Football, Incidence (geometry), Physical therapy, Mathematics, Statistics, Geography
3 authors
From US
- Michael C. Meyers · correspondingIdaho State University
- James C. SterlingBaylor Medical Center at Garland
- Shad K. RobinsonIdaho State University
Abstract
Background
Few longitudinal studies exist comparing medical procedures after football injuries on artificial and natural grass surfaces.
Purpose/hypothesis
The purpose of this study was to specifically compare imaging and surgical procedures after surface-related collegiate football injuries on artificial turf versus natural grass. It was hypothesized that there would be no difference in the incidence of imaging and surgical procedures, combined medical procedures, or combined substantial and severe injuries over time between these surfaces.
Study design
Cohort study; Level of evidence, 2.
Methods
A total of 39 universities across all Football Bowl Subdivision conferences were evaluated over 15 seasons (2006-2020). Playing surfaces evaluated were either a heavyweight artificial turf infill system (≥9.0 lb infill/ft2) or natural grass. Outcomes of interest included medical procedures across injury category, primary injury type, injury location, and specific procedures. Data involved multivariate analyses of variance (MANOVA) and Wilks λ criteria using general linear model procedures and were expressed as medical procedure incidence rates (IRs) per 10-game season.
Results
Overall, 2224 games were documented: 1106 (49.7%) on artificial turf and 1118 (50.3%) on natural grass. Of the 9137 total injuries reported, 4010 (44%) were surface-related cases. MANOVA indicated significant main effects between surfaces according to imaging procedure (F 2,1738 = 4.718; P = .009), surgical procedure (F 1,539 = 5.974; P = .003), and medical diagnosis (F 2,456 = 2.643; P = .040). Post hoc analyses indicated significantly lower (P P = .005) and combined substantial and severe injuries (P = .0007) irrespective of surface.
Conclusion
Results indicated that collegiate football competition on heavyweight artificial turf resulted in lower incidences of imaging and surgical procedures and medical diagnoses compared with natural grass.
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