Table 3.
Proportion of athletes with recurrent injuries (same type, same site) identified in studies reporting injury recurrence (n = 20 studies)
| References | Follow-up (years) | Sports incapacity definition (duration of incapacity/injury inclusion)a | Recovery definition | % of injuries classified as ‘recurrent/re-injuries’ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Recurrence definition within 2 months of initial injury | ||||
| Ekstrand et al. [82] | 11 | Sports incapacity (next match/training) | Return to sport | 12 |
| Le Gall et al. [71] | 10 | Sports incapacity (>48 h) | Return to sport | 3 |
| Le Gall et al. [27] | 8 | Sports incapacity (at least 1 day after day of onset) | Not addressed | 4 |
| Carling et al. [90] | 5 | Sports incapacity (following session) | Return to sport | 17b |
| Mallo et al. [39] | 4 | Sports incapacity (next match/training) | Return to sport | 9 |
| Eirale et al. [81] | 3 | Sports incapacity (next match/training) | Return to sport | 12 |
| Recurrence definition >2 months or not specified | ||||
| Bjørneboe et al. [88] | 6 | Sports incapacity (at least 1 day) | Return to sport | 20 |
| Hawkins and Fuller [55] | 4 | Sports incapacity (at least 1 day, not including day of injury) | Days missed | 22 |
| Orchard and Seward [64] | 4 | Sports incapacity (at least one regular match) | Return to sport | 17 |
| Murphy et al. [79] | 4 | Sports incapacity (at least 24 h from midnight on day of injury) | Return to sport | 23 |
| Gastin et al. [93] | 4 | Sports incapacity (missed subsequent game) | Not addressed | 28 |
| Powell and Barber-Foss [56] | 3 | Sports incapacity (any duration), or sports injury (fractures, dental injury) or sports incapacity and sports injury (mild brain injury) | Medical clearance for return to sport | 10 |
| Powell and Barber-Foss, [58] | 3 | Sports incapacity (any duration), or sports injury (fractures, dental injury) or sports incapacity and sports injury (mild brain injury) | Medical clearance for return to sport | 14 (girls basketball) 10 (boys basketball) |
| 10 (girls soccer) 8 (boys soccer) | ||||
| Drawer and Fuller [63] | 3 | Sports incapacity (at least 1 day) | Not addressed | 22 |
| Malisoux et al. [84] | 3 | Sports incapacity (at least one match/training) | Not addressed | 11 (time period 1) 20 (time period 2) 26 (time period 3) |
| Hawkins et al. [61] | 2 | Sports incapacity (>48 h, not including day of injury) | Return to sport | 7 |
| Price et al. [69] | 2 | Sports incapacity (>48 h, not including day of injury) | Return to sport | 3 |
| Mallo and Dellal [78] | 2 | Sports incapacity (any part of match/training) | Days missed | 15 |
| Ekegren et al. [92] | 2 | Sports trauma | Days missed | 17 |
| Palmer-Green et al. [49] | 2 | Sports incapacity (at least 24 h from following day) | Days missed | 15 (academy) 21 (school) |
aDefinitions from Timpka et al. [47]
bOnly recurrences sustained while participating in a national team were reported