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Injuries Affecting Intercollegiate Water Polo Athletes: A Descriptive Epidemiologic Study
Grant G Schroeder1, Daniel J McClintick1, Rishi Trikha2
1David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine
|July 28, 2022
Summary
Collegiate water polo players experience similar injury rates regardless of sex. Shoulder injuries are most common, but concussions have worse return-to-play outcomes and often occur outside of competition.
Area of Science:
- Sports Medicine
- Epidemiology
- Athletic Training
Background:
- Limited data exists on injuries sustained by collegiate water polo athletes.
- Understanding injury patterns is crucial for prevention and management strategies.
Purpose of the Study:
- To describe the epidemiology of injuries in male and female National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) water polo players.
- Utilize a 5-year injury surveillance dataset to identify injury trends and characteristics.
Main Methods:
- Analysis of deidentified injury and illness data from the Pac-12 Sports Injury Research Archive (July 2016-June 2021).
- Inclusion of data from multiple men's and women's NCAA water polo teams over the 5-year period.
Main Results:
- 729 injuries were recorded; overall injury rates did not differ between male and female athletes.
- The shoulder was the most frequently injured body part (20.6%), followed by the head/face (18.8%).
- Concussions were the most common diagnosis (11.4%), with 81.9% occurring outside of competition; femoroacetabular impingement was the primary reason for surgery.
Conclusions:
- Shoulder injuries are prevalent but rarely require surgery or significant time off.
- Concussions are the most common diagnosis with poor return-to-play outcomes, often occurring during non-competition periods.
- Femoroacetabular impingement is the leading indication for surgical intervention in this cohort.
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