Injuries in Quidditch

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Injury Patterns in Collegiate Club Quidditch
Christopher M. Fox, Jonathan G. Wu, Lucia Chen & Dena L. Florczyk
Sports Medicine - Open volume 7, Article number: 44 (2021)

Background
The purpose of this study is to assess injury patterns in collegiate club quidditch athletes at a single university over three seasons. Injury data were gathered from athletic trainers that provided sideline medical coverage during competitions, the on-site athletic training center where athletes had daily access for evaluation and treatment for acute and chronic injuries, and a sports medicine physician at the on-campus student health center. Athlete exposures were estimated using available previous rosters, practice, and game schedules for the 2014–2017 quidditch seasons. Injuries were evaluated regarding the sex of the athlete, mechanism, body part injuries, and injury type. This is a retrospective descriptive epidemiology study.

Results
The overall injury incidence rate (IR) for collegiate club quidditch injuries was 4.55 per 1000 athlete exposures (AEs). Male athletes had an IR = 5.22 (95% CI 3.77, 7.23). Females had an IR = 3.77 (95% CI 2.49, 5.72). The most common mechanism of injury in males was collision with another athlete (36%; IR = 1.88; 95% CI 1.09, 3.24). The most common injuries were lower extremity injuries (foot, ankle, lower leg, knee, thigh, hip/groin) at 57%. The most common injury type in males was sprains at 39% (IR = 2.03; 95% CI 1.20, 3.42). The overall incidence rate for all quidditch athletes for concussions was 1.18 per 1000 AEs.

Conclusions
Quidditch is an increasingly popular mixed-gender collegiate club sport. This study helps identify areas for improvement in education, injury prevention, and care of athletes at the local and national levels. Concussion rates in quidditch are comparable to other contact sports and should encourage discussion to make rule changes to improve the safety of the sport.
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Key Points
The most common injuries in club quidditch were lower extremity injuries.

The most common injury in club quidditch among males seen by medical professionals was sprains.

Concussion rates in club quidditch are comparable to those in other full-contact sports.
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DaVinci · Jun 27, 2021

Quidditch is a real sport?

Craig Payne · Jun 27, 2021

DaVinci said: ↑

Quidditch is a real sport?
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yes; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quidditch_(real-life_sport)

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