TY - JOUR
T1 - Comparison of pre-high school and high school football quarterback injuries
AU - Kobelski, Greggory P.
AU - Radel, Luke C.
AU - Jones, Jacob C.
AU - O’Brien, Michael J.
AU - Meehan, William P.
AU - Sugimoto, Dai
N1 - Funding Information:
I, William P. Meehan III, MD disclose the following conflicts: ABC-Clio publishing for the sale of the books , and ; Springer International for the book ; Wolters Kluwer for working as an author for UpToDate; My research is funded, in part, by philanthropic support from the National Hockey League Alumni Association through the Corey C Griffin Pro-Am tournament and a grant from the National Football League. The authors have no other relevant affiliations or financial involvement with any organization or entity with a financial interest in or financial conflict with the subject matter or materials discussed in the manuscript. This includes employment, consultancies, honoraria, stock ownership or options, expert testimony, grants or patents received or pending, or royalties. Peer reviewers on this manuscript have no relevant financial relationships to disclose. Kids, Sports and Concussion a Guide for Coaches and ParentsConcussionsHead and Neck Injuries in Young Athletes
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PY - 2023
Y1 - 2023
N2 - Objective: To compare the common injuries of pre-high school American football quarterbacks (Pre-HS QBs) and high school American football quarterbacks (HS QBs) within the last 15 years. Methods: A retrospective chart review was performed at a sports medicine clinic at a tertiary-level pediatric medical center. Pediatric and adolescent American football quarterback patients who sustained sports-related injuries were extracted. Injury status (acute vs. overuse), injured anatomic locations, injury types, and surgical status were compared by Pre-HS QBs (<14 years old) and HS QBs (14–18 years old). Results: A total of 121 injuries were found in 118 male Pre-HS QBs (mean age: 12.4 ± 1.6), while 302 injuries were observed in 256 male HS QBs (mean age: 15.8 ± 1.4). Overall, nearly two-third (2/3) of injuries were acute (64.3%) while a little over one-third (1/3) of injuries were overuse in nature (35.7%), and there were no differences between Pre-HS and HS QBs (58.7% vs. 66.7%, p = 0.114). The top 3 injured anatomic locations for Pre-HS QBs were elbow (20.7%), shoulder (18.2%), and head/neck (14.0%). For HS QBs, the top 3 injured anatomic locations were shoulder (24.5%), knee (17.5%), and head/neck (15.2%). There were significant differences in proportion of elbow (20.7% vs. 10.6%, p = 0.006), hip/trunk/upper leg (10.7% vs. 3.3%, p = 0.002), and knee injuries (9.1% vs. 17.5%, p = 0.028) between Pre-HS and HS QBs. Pre-HS QBs had significantly more bony/cartilaginous/labral injuries than their older counterparts (60.3% vs. 46.3%, p = 0.009) while HS QBs experienced significantly more ligamentous injuries than Pre-HS QBs (14.2% vs. 5.8%, p = 0.015). Conclusions: QB-associated injuries were distinctively different between Pre-HS and HS QBs. Future studies are warranted to investigate relatively high proportions of elbow injuries as well as bony/cartilaginous/labral injuries found in Pre-HS QBs.
AB - Objective: To compare the common injuries of pre-high school American football quarterbacks (Pre-HS QBs) and high school American football quarterbacks (HS QBs) within the last 15 years. Methods: A retrospective chart review was performed at a sports medicine clinic at a tertiary-level pediatric medical center. Pediatric and adolescent American football quarterback patients who sustained sports-related injuries were extracted. Injury status (acute vs. overuse), injured anatomic locations, injury types, and surgical status were compared by Pre-HS QBs (<14 years old) and HS QBs (14–18 years old). Results: A total of 121 injuries were found in 118 male Pre-HS QBs (mean age: 12.4 ± 1.6), while 302 injuries were observed in 256 male HS QBs (mean age: 15.8 ± 1.4). Overall, nearly two-third (2/3) of injuries were acute (64.3%) while a little over one-third (1/3) of injuries were overuse in nature (35.7%), and there were no differences between Pre-HS and HS QBs (58.7% vs. 66.7%, p = 0.114). The top 3 injured anatomic locations for Pre-HS QBs were elbow (20.7%), shoulder (18.2%), and head/neck (14.0%). For HS QBs, the top 3 injured anatomic locations were shoulder (24.5%), knee (17.5%), and head/neck (15.2%). There were significant differences in proportion of elbow (20.7% vs. 10.6%, p = 0.006), hip/trunk/upper leg (10.7% vs. 3.3%, p = 0.002), and knee injuries (9.1% vs. 17.5%, p = 0.028) between Pre-HS and HS QBs. Pre-HS QBs had significantly more bony/cartilaginous/labral injuries than their older counterparts (60.3% vs. 46.3%, p = 0.009) while HS QBs experienced significantly more ligamentous injuries than Pre-HS QBs (14.2% vs. 5.8%, p = 0.015). Conclusions: QB-associated injuries were distinctively different between Pre-HS and HS QBs. Future studies are warranted to investigate relatively high proportions of elbow injuries as well as bony/cartilaginous/labral injuries found in Pre-HS QBs.
KW - American football
KW - Pediatric
KW - collision sport
KW - growth
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U2 - 10.1080/00913847.2022.2082854
DO - 10.1080/00913847.2022.2082854
M3 - Article
C2 - 35612541
AN - SCOPUS:85131395935
SN - 0091-3847
VL - 51
SP - 331
EP - 335
JO - Physician and Sportsmedicine
JF - Physician and Sportsmedicine
IS - 4
ER -