Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Did Not Substantially Impact Injury Patterns or Performance of Players in the National Basketball Association From 2016 to 2021
Purpose: To perform a descriptive epidemiologic analysis of National Basketball Association (NBA) injuries from 2016 to 2021, to evaluate the impact of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) (coronavirus disease 2019, or COVID-19) on injury patterns and performance statistics,...
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| author | Sachin Allahabadi, M.D. Anoop R. Galivanche, M.D., M.H.S. Nathan Coss Norbu Tenzing Andrew P. Gatto Jerome C. Murray, M.D. Sameer Allahabadi, M.D. Nirav K. Pandya, M.D. |
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| description | Purpose: To perform a descriptive epidemiologic analysis of National Basketball Association (NBA) injuries from 2016 to 2021, to evaluate the impact of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) (coronavirus disease 2019, or COVID-19) on injury patterns and performance statistics, and to determine the effect of infection with SARS-CoV-2 on individual performance statistics. Methods: Injury epidemiology in the NBA from the 2016 to 2021 seasons was collected using a comprehensive online search. Injuries and time missed were categorized by injury location and type. Player positions and timing of injury were recorded. Performance statistics were collected including traditional game statistics and Second Spectrum (speed, distance) statistics. Comparisons were made over seasons and comparing the pre-COVID-19 pandemic seasons to the pandemic era seasons. Players diagnosed with COVID-19 were analyzed for changes in performance in the short or long term. Results: Of the 3,040 injuries captured, 1,880 (61.84%) were in the lower extremity. Guards (77.44%) and forwards (75.88%) had a greater proportion of soft-tissue injuries (P < .001) than centers. Guards had the highest proportion of groin (3.27%, P = .001) and hamstring (6.21%, P < .001) injuries. Despite minor differences on a per-season basis, there were no differences in injury patterns identified between pre-COVID-19 and COVID-19 eras. Of players diagnosed with COVID-19 during the NBA Bubble, there were no detriments in short- or long-term performance identified, including traditional game statistics and speed and distance traveled. Conclusions: In the NBA seasons from 2016 to 2021, most injuries were to the lower extremity. The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic did not substantially impact injury patterns in the NBA, including locations of injury and type of injury (bony or soft tissue). Furthermore, infection with SARS-CoV-2 does not appear to have a significant impact on performance in basketball-specific or speed and distance measures. Level of Evidence: Level IV, prognostic case series. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-aa361f02c5cd43c5862801139406b97a2024-02-20T04:19:47ZengElsevierArthroscopy, Sports Medicine, and Rehabilitation2666-061X2024-02-0161100841Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Did Not Substantially Impact Injury Patterns or Performance of Players in the National Basketball Association From 2016 to 2021Sachin Allahabadi, M.D.0Anoop R. Galivanche, M.D., M.H.S.1Nathan Coss2Norbu Tenzing3Andrew P. Gatto4Jerome C. Murray, M.D.5Sameer Allahabadi, M.D.6Nirav K. Pandya, M.D.7Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, U.S.A.; Address correspondence to Sachin Allahabadi, M.D., Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of California San Francisco, 1500 Owens St., San Francisco, California 94158, U.S.A.Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, U.S.A.School of Medicine, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, U.S.A.Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, U.S.A.College of Osteopathic Medicine, Touro University California, Vallejo, California, U.S.A.Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.A.Baylor Scott & White Institute for Rehabilitation, Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, U.S.A.Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, U.S.A.Purpose: To perform a descriptive epidemiologic analysis of National Basketball Association (NBA) injuries from 2016 to 2021, to evaluate the impact of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) (coronavirus disease 2019, or COVID-19) on injury patterns and performance statistics, and to determine the effect of infection with SARS-CoV-2 on individual performance statistics. Methods: Injury epidemiology in the NBA from the 2016 to 2021 seasons was collected using a comprehensive online search. Injuries and time missed were categorized by injury location and type. Player positions and timing of injury were recorded. Performance statistics were collected including traditional game statistics and Second Spectrum (speed, distance) statistics. Comparisons were made over seasons and comparing the pre-COVID-19 pandemic seasons to the pandemic era seasons. Players diagnosed with COVID-19 were analyzed for changes in performance in the short or long term. Results: Of the 3,040 injuries captured, 1,880 (61.84%) were in the lower extremity. Guards (77.44%) and forwards (75.88%) had a greater proportion of soft-tissue injuries (P < .001) than centers. Guards had the highest proportion of groin (3.27%, P = .001) and hamstring (6.21%, P < .001) injuries. Despite minor differences on a per-season basis, there were no differences in injury patterns identified between pre-COVID-19 and COVID-19 eras. Of players diagnosed with COVID-19 during the NBA Bubble, there were no detriments in short- or long-term performance identified, including traditional game statistics and speed and distance traveled. Conclusions: In the NBA seasons from 2016 to 2021, most injuries were to the lower extremity. The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic did not substantially impact injury patterns in the NBA, including locations of injury and type of injury (bony or soft tissue). Furthermore, infection with SARS-CoV-2 does not appear to have a significant impact on performance in basketball-specific or speed and distance measures. Level of Evidence: Level IV, prognostic case series.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666061X2300192X |
| spellingShingle | Sachin Allahabadi, M.D. Anoop R. Galivanche, M.D., M.H.S. Nathan Coss Norbu Tenzing Andrew P. Gatto Jerome C. Murray, M.D. Sameer Allahabadi, M.D. Nirav K. Pandya, M.D. Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Did Not Substantially Impact Injury Patterns or Performance of Players in the National Basketball Association From 2016 to 2021 Arthroscopy, Sports Medicine, and Rehabilitation |
| title | Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Did Not Substantially Impact Injury Patterns or Performance of Players in the National Basketball Association From 2016 to 2021 |
| title_full | Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Did Not Substantially Impact Injury Patterns or Performance of Players in the National Basketball Association From 2016 to 2021 |
| title_fullStr | Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Did Not Substantially Impact Injury Patterns or Performance of Players in the National Basketball Association From 2016 to 2021 |
| title_full_unstemmed | Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Did Not Substantially Impact Injury Patterns or Performance of Players in the National Basketball Association From 2016 to 2021 |
| title_short | Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Did Not Substantially Impact Injury Patterns or Performance of Players in the National Basketball Association From 2016 to 2021 |
| title_sort | severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 did not substantially impact injury patterns or performance of players in the national basketball association from 2016 to 2021 |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666061X2300192X |
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