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Knee injuries are common in female basketball players. Older age and higher player usage rates significantly increase the risk of knee injuries in Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) athletes.

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  • Sports Medicine
  • Epidemiology
  • Basketball Analytics

Background:

  • Knee injuries represent a significant concern in female basketball.
  • Professional women's basketball, including the WNBA, lacks recent data on knee injury incidence and risk factors.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To determine the incidence of knee injuries in WNBA players.
  • To identify demographic and performance-related risk factors for knee injuries in this population.

Main Methods:

  • A descriptive epidemiology study analyzing publicly available data from 2017-2022 WNBA seasons.
  • Injury data and player statistics were reviewed to calculate injury incidence per 1000 minutes-exposures (MEs).
  • Logistic regression models were used to identify significant risk factors for knee injuries.

Main Results:

  • 10.8% of WNBA players sustained 104 knee injuries between 2017-2022, resulting in an incidence rate of 6.03 per 1000 MEs.
  • Older age (OR, 1.11) and higher player usage rate (OR, 1.06) were significantly associated with an increased risk of knee injury.
  • These associations remained significant after accounting for potential confounding variables.

Conclusions:

  • Knee injuries are prevalent in the WNBA, with specific risk factors identified.
  • Older age and higher player usage rates are key predictors of knee injuries in WNBA athletes.
  • Targeted load management strategies for older players and those with high usage rates may mitigate knee injury incidence.