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Author(s):Powell, John W.; Schootman, Mario
Author Affiliation:Department of Orthopaedic Surgery; Department of Preventive Medicine and Environmental Health, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
Title:A multivariate risk analysis of natural grass and astroturf playing surfaces in the National Football League 1980-1989
Meeting Info.:7th International Turfgrass Society Research Conference, Palm Beach, FL, USA, 18-24 July, 1993
Source:International Turfgrass Society Research Journal. Vol. 7, 1993, p. 201-211.
Publishing Information:Overland Park, KS: INTERTEC Publishing Corp.
# of Pages:11
Keywords:TIC Keywords: Athletic injuries; Football fields; National Football League; Natural versus artificial turf; Playability; Risk assessment
Abstract/Contents:"In 1980 the National Football League (NFL) established an on-going injury surveillance system to establish and monitor the risk patterns associated with American professional football. The objective was to identify the type, frequency and severity of injuries. In-depth case reports, player demographics and daily exposures are completed for each club. The current study focuses on game-related injury rates for ankle sprains that occurred on natural grass and AstroTurf surfaces. It includes the consideration of the risk factors of game-position group and type of play. The analysis of the data incorporates epidemiological techniques associated with Incidence Density Ratios. For ankle sprains in the NFL, the injury rates on AstroTurf show a statistically significant higher injury rate than for natural grass. Ankle sprains that occurred to backs on rushing and passing plays showed statistically significant higher injury rates on AstroTurf. The linebackers/tight end group showed a similar finding for passing plays. For inversion types sprains, linebackers/tight end group and backs on passing plays showed significant higher injury rates on AstroTurf. For eversion sprains, only the injury rates for backs on passing plays remained significantly higher. While the injury rates for ankle sprains are higher on AstroTurf surfaces, this higher rate is present only under specific conditions of play. If the AstroTurf surfaces were removed and the NFL continued current levels of participation, there would be a reduction of seven ankle sprains per season."
Language:English
References:20
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Other items relating to: Artificial vs. Natural Turf Surfaces
Note:"Symposium address: Chapter 23"
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Powell, J. W., and M. Schootman. 1993. A multivariate risk analysis of natural grass and astroturf playing surfaces in the National Football League 1980-1989. Int. Turfgrass Soc. Res. J. 7:p. 201-211.
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