title: Characterization of injuries during hardcourt bike polo participation: a descriptive survey.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To describe injury rates and patterns in the emerging sport of hardcourt bike polo (HBP).
  
  
  METHODS
  Descriptive survey.
  
  
  METHODS
  HBP playing areas (urban flat concrete surfaces).
  
  
  METHODS
  Twenty-two adult (≥18 years) HBP players who presented to a routine thrice-weekly playing site completed the survey.
  
  
  METHODS
  Participants completed a survey that was used to evaluate demographics; frequency of play; rate, localization, and severity of injuries sustained in the past 1 year; and use of medical care.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The incidence of sustaining an injury in 1 year was 0.86. The main sites of injury involved the knee, elbow, wrist, and hand. Medical attention was sought by 15% of the injured players.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  HBP is a rapidly evolving urban sport in which participants are at risk for trauma-related injury, some of which may be preventable by the addition of appropriate safety equipment.
authors.affiliation: Division of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation, University of Florida, 4101 NW 89th Blvd, Gainesville, FL 32606, USA. nohmy@ortho.ufl.edu
authors.forename: Maureen Y
authors.initials: MY
authors.lastname: Noh
authors.forename: Scott R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Laker
authors.forename: Heather K
authors.initials: HK
authors.lastname: Vincent
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001265:Athletic Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology*; D001642:Bicycling / Q000293:injuries*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D015601:Injury Severity Score; D008297:Male; D013499:Surface Properties; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires