The Burden and Risk Factors of Patellar and Achilles Tendinopathy in Youth Basketball: A Cohort Study
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Study Design and Participants
2.2. Registration of Patellar and Achilles Tendinopathy
2.3. Measures of Burden
2.3.1. Prevalence Measures
2.3.2. Time to Tendinopathy Onset
2.3.3. Symptoms Duration and Severity
2.4. Potential Risk Factors
2.5. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Player Characteristics
3.2. Response Rate
3.3. Prevalence of Patellar and Achilles Tendinopathy
3.4. Time to Tendinopathy Onset
3.5. Symptoms’ Duration and Severity
3.6. Multivariable Analysis of Risk Factors
4. Discussion
4.1. Prevalence of Patellar and Achilles Tendinopathy
4.2. Time to Tendinopathy, Symptoms’ Duration and Severity Score
4.3. Risk Factors of Patellar and Achilles Tendinopathy
4.4. Methodological Considerations
4.5. Study Limitations
5. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Males n = 315 | Females n = 200 | |
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Age (years) | ||
Median (range) | 16 (11–18) | 16 (13–18) |
Missing, n (%) | 59 (19) | 31 (16) |
Height (cm) | ||
Median (range) | 179 (110–201) | 168 (152–193) |
Missing, n (%) | 32 (10) | 14 (7) |
Weight (kg) | ||
Median (range) | 67 (38–132) | 60 (41–141) |
Missing, n (%) | 30 (10) | 15 (8) |
Previous Knee Injury (1 Year), n (%) | ||
Yes | 216 (69.6) | 152 (76.0) |
No | 30 (9.5) | 30 (15.0) |
Missing | 69 (21.9) | 18 (9.0) |
Previous Anterior Knee Pain (3 months) n (%) | ||
Yes | 90 (28.6) | 53 (26.5) |
No | 141 (44.7) | 116 (58.0) |
Missing | 84 (26.7) | 31 (15.5) |
Previous Achilles Tendon Pain (3 months) n (%) | ||
Yes | 191 (60.6) | 150 (75.0) |
No | 38 (12.1) | 14 (7.0) |
Missing | 86 (27.3) | 36 (18.0) |
Player Position, n (%) | ||
Guard | 136 (43.2) | 89 (44.5) |
Post | 50 (15.9) | 45 (22.5) |
Combo | 81 (25.7) | 52 (26.0) |
Missing | 48 (15.2) | 14 (7.0) |
Single Sport Baskeball Participation, n (%) | ||
Yes | 101 (32.1) | 70 (35.0) |
No | 161 (51.1) | 99 (49.5) |
Missing | 53 (16.8) | 31 (15.5) |
Variable | OR | 95% CI | p-Value |
---|---|---|---|
Sex | |||
Female (Referent) | - | - | - |
Male | 2.23 | 1.10–4.69 | 0.026 * |
Previous Anterior Knee Pain | |||
No (Referent) | - | - | - |
Yes | 8.79 | 4.58–16.89 | <0.001 * |
League Setting | |||
Club (Referent) | - | - | - |
School | 0.76 | 0.39–1.51 | 0.436 |
Weight | 0.98 | 0.96–1.01 | 0.156 |
Age | 1.27 | 0.96–1.67 | 0.090 |
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Owoeye, O.B.A.; Palacios-Derflingher, L.; Pasanen, K.; HubkaRao, T.; Wiley, P.; Emery, C.A. The Burden and Risk Factors of Patellar and Achilles Tendinopathy in Youth Basketball: A Cohort Study. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2021, 18, 9480. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18189480
Owoeye OBA, Palacios-Derflingher L, Pasanen K, HubkaRao T, Wiley P, Emery CA. The Burden and Risk Factors of Patellar and Achilles Tendinopathy in Youth Basketball: A Cohort Study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2021; 18(18):9480. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18189480
Chicago/Turabian StyleOwoeye, Oluwatoyosi B. A., Luz Palacios-Derflingher, Kati Pasanen, Tate HubkaRao, Preston Wiley, and Carolyn A. Emery. 2021. "The Burden and Risk Factors of Patellar and Achilles Tendinopathy in Youth Basketball: A Cohort Study" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18, no. 18: 9480. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18189480