@article {Lynallbjsports-2015-095360, author = {Robert C Lynall and Zachary Y Kerr and Aristarque Djoko and Babette M Pluim and Brian Hainline and Thomas P Dompier}, title = {Epidemiology of National Collegiate Athletic Association men{\textquoteright}s and women{\textquoteright}s tennis injuries, 2009/2010{\textendash}2014/2015}, elocation-id = {bjsports-2015-095360}, year = {2015}, doi = {10.1136/bjsports-2015-095360}, publisher = {British Association of Sport and Excercise Medicine}, abstract = {Background This study describes the epidemiology of men{\textquoteright}s and women{\textquoteright}s tennis injuries reported by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Injury Surveillance Program (ISP) during the 2009/2010{\textendash}2014/2015 academic years.Methods Injuries and athlete-exposure (AE) data originated from 19 varsity men{\textquoteright}s programmes (38 team-seasons); women{\textquoteright}s tennis data originated from 25 varsity programmes (52 team-seasons). Injury rates, injury rate ratios (IRRs) and injury proportions ratios (IPRs) were reported with 95\% CIs.Results The ISP captured 181 and 227 injuries for men{\textquoteright}s and women{\textquoteright}s tennis, respectively, for injury rates of 4.89 and 4.88/1000 AE for men and women, respectively. There were 32.2\% and 63.9\% reductions in men{\textquoteright}s and women{\textquoteright}s tennis practice injury rates between 2009/2010{\textendash}2011/2012 and 2012/2013{\textendash}2014/2015, but no reductions in competition injury rates. Competition injury rates were higher than practice injury rates in men{\textquoteright}s (IRR=2.32; 95\% CI 1.72 to 3.13) and women{\textquoteright}s tennis (IRR=1.77; 95\% CI 1.35 to 2.33). Most injuries in men{\textquoteright}s and women{\textquoteright}s tennis occurred to the lower extremities (47.0\% and 52.4\%, respectively), compared with the trunk (16.6\% and 17.6\%, respectively) and upper extremities (23.8 and 23.8, respectively).Conclusions Injury rates in NCAA men{\textquoteright}s and women{\textquoteright}s tennis were similar overall. Practice injury rates in men{\textquoteright}s and women{\textquoteright}s tennis have declined, although competition rates have not changed. These findings may help inform injury prevention programmes in the future.}, issn = {0306-3674}, URL = {https://bjsm.bmj.com/content/early/2015/12/30/bjsports-2015-095360}, eprint = {https://bjsm.bmj.com/content/early/2015/12/30/bjsports-2015-095360.full.pdf}, journal = {British Journal of Sports Medicine} }