Table 1.
Main characteristics of the studies included in the integrative review on basketball epidemiology
| Journal | Year | Title | Authors | Method | Objective | Local | Category | Period | Sample size |
| The American Journal of Sports Medicine | 2008 | The epidemiology of US high school basketball injuries, 2005–2007 | Laurel A Borowski, Ellen E Yard, Sarah H Fields, R Dawn Comstock | Retrospective. Descriptive epidemiology study. |
Adolescents by gender (check rates and patterns of basketball injuries between genders and by type of exposure). | EUA | Adolescents | 2005–2007 | 1.94* |
| Journal of Athletic Training | 2014 | Epidemiologic comparison of injured high school basketball athletes reporting to emergency departments and the athletic training setting | Erica N Fletcher, Lara B McKenzie, R Dawn Comstock |
Retrospective. Descriptive epidemiology study. |
Incidence in adolescents (comparison of injury patterns in emergency departments and in the athletic training setting). | EUA | Adolescents | 2005–2011 | 1.68* |
| Journal of Athletic Training | 2007 | Subsequent injury patterns in girls’ high school sports | Mitchell J Rauh, Caroline A Macer, Ming Ji, Denise L Wiksten | Prospective. Observational cohort. |
Comparison of subsequent injuries between sports with girls. | EUA | Adolescents | 1995–1997 | 6083 |
| Acta Ortopédica Brasileira | 2007 | Incidência de lesões musculoesqueléticas em atletas de elite do basquetebol feminino | Alexandre S da Silva, Rene J Abdalla, Mauro Fisberg | Prospective. Prospective analysis. |
Incidence in women. | Brazil | Professional | 1999–2000 | 66 |
| The Physician and Sportsmedicine | 2014 | Epidemiology of basketball, soccer, and volleyball injuries in middle-school female athletes | Kim D Barber Foss, Greg D Myer, Timothy E Hewett | Prospective. Observational studies—transversal or cross-section. |
Injury in children (incidence of injury in female athletes). | EUA United States |
Children | 2009–2010 | 162 |
| Journal of Sports Sciences | 2016 | Quality of life perception of basketball master athletes: association with physical activity level and sports injuries | NB Moreira, O Mazzardo, GC Vagetti, V De Oliveira, W De Campos | Prospective. Non-probabilistic cross-sectional character with correlational descriptive design. |
Masters injuries, (association between SI, PA) and injuries with related dimensions perception of HRQoL in basketball master athletes. | Brazil | Masters | 2012 | 410 |
| Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport | 2017 | Game injuries in relation to game schedules in the National Basketball Association | Masaru Teramoto, Chad L Cross, Daniel M, Cushman, Travis G Maak, David J Petron, Stuart E Willick | Prospective. Prospective cohort study. |
Check association between game schedule and injuries. | EUA -United States |
Professional | 2012–2015 | 1443 |
| Science & Sports | 2015 | Injuries of high-level female basketball players during one competitive season | M Buffet, N Morel, M Navacchia, J Voyezd, J Vella-Boucaude, P Edouard | Prospective. Study prospective cohort. |
Incidence in women (professionals in the France, to define prevention strategies). | France | Professional | 2012–2013 | 11 |
| Sports Medicine, Arthroscopy, Rehabilitation, Therapy and Technology | 2012 | Incidence and pattern of injuries among adolescent basketball players in Nigeria | Oluwatoyosi Babatunde Alex Owoeye, Ashiyat Kehinde Akodu, Bayonle Matt Oladokun, Sunday Rufus Akinwumi Akinbo | Prospective. Prospective cohort study. |
Incidence in adolescents (in Nigeria). | Nigeria | Adolescents | 2010 | 141 |
| Science & Medicine | 2011 | Injury reporting rates and injury concealment patterns differ between high-school cirque performers and basketball players | Ashley S Long, Jatin P Ambegaonkar, Patty M Fahringer | Prospective. Observational cohort. |
Compare with other sport/activity. | EUA - United States |
Adolescents | 2010–2011 | 20 |
| The American Journal of Sports Medicine | 2006 | Injury risk in professional basketball players: a comparison of Women’s National Basketball Association and National Basketball Association athletes |
John R Deitch, Chad Starkey, Sheri L Walters, J Bruce Moseley |
Retrospective. Observational cohort. |
Compare sex. | EUA - United States |
Professional | 1996–2002 | 1145 |
*The study did not present the total number, but rather the relative frequency; the absolute frequencies were computed by multiplying the total number of injuries by the relative frequencies.
HRQoL, health-related quality of life; PA, physical activity; SI, sports injuries.