Epidemiology of Hand Fractures and Dislocations in England and Wales Professional Cricketers.
2021
This study describes hand fracture and dislocation injuries in terms of
anatomical distribution, incidence and impact on playing time in registered
professional adult male players of all 18 First Class England and Wales County
Cricket clubs over a five-year period from 2010–2014. Prospectively
collected injury surveillance data for 1st and 2nd Team
matches (Twenty20, One day and four-day) and training were analysed. There were
109 hand fractures and 53 dislocations. Hand injury was commonest during
fielding (60%, 98/162) compared to batting, bowling or
wicket-keeping. Exposed parts of the hand including tips of all digits, the
index finger, thumb ray and little finger ray were most frequently injured with
78% (125/160) of all injuries where anatomical location was
recorded. Match injury incidence for batsmen was highest in four-day matches
(0.071 injuries per 1000 overs batted) but for other player roles it was highest
in Twenty20 matches (0.587 per 1000 overs bowled). Player unavailability for
selection to play was incurred in 82% (89/109) of hand fractures
but only 47% (25/53) of dislocations. This study clarifies the
hand fracture and dislocation injury burden for this population.
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