Investigation of lower extremity injuries in men’s ice hockey: a 10-year analysis across the COVID-19 era
The knee and ankle were the most common location of lower extremityinjuries in male ice hockey players between 2013-2022. The knee was vulnerable to a variety of primary mechanisms ofinjury, including checking, collisions with other players, and slip and/or falls. Despite implementation of urgent orthopedic carecenters, allowance of additional foot protection, and facility improvements, the rate of post-COVID LE injuries have been increasing.
Authors
- Robert L. Parisien (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7562-8375)
- Ashlyn A. Fitch (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5871-5661)
- Suraj Dhanjani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8094-724X)
- Mélanie Bérubé (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6657-3915)
- Avanish Yendluri (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-3383-8138)
- Xinning Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7577-847X)
- Hayley Denwood (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2486-720X)
- R Shah
- M A Kelley (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1466-5463)
Institutions
- Boston Medical Center (US)
- Mount Sinai Health System (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The Physician and Sportsmedicine
- Published
- 2025-02-07
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00913847.2025.2463873
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Sports injuries and prevention
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.72