title: Injuries in elite Jamaican netballers.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The purpose of this study is to identify the nature, spectrum and frequency of injuries among national netballers in Jamaica.
  
  
  METHODS
  A retrospective study utilizing a questionnaire was used to gather the necessary information among netball players over a five-year period spanning two world cups. A 31-item questionnaire on player's profile, protective equipment, site of injury and associated factors of injury was completed by a study population recruited from players who had represented Jamaica at the senior level, under 21 or under 16 age groups between 2003 and 2007. Statistical analysis was done using the SPSS version 12.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Most of the injuries were confined to the ankle and knee, with the playing surface and poor landing technique the main reasons for the injuries.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  There are wide variations in training, players' fitness, levels of coaching and the standards of playing courts, all of which might have contributed to players' injuries.
authors.affiliation: Sports Medicine Division, Department of Surgery, Anaesthesia, Radiology and Intensive Care, The University of the West Indies, Kingston 7, Jamaica, West Indies.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.affiliation: Sports Medicine Division, Department of Surgery, Anaesthesia, Radiology and Intensive Care, The University of the West Indies, Kingston 7, Jamaica, West Indies.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mansingh
authors.affiliation: Orthopaedics Division, Department of Surgery, Anaesthesia, Radiology and Intensive Care, The University of the West Indies, Kingston 7, Jamaica, West Indies.
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Palmer
authors.affiliation: Emergency Medicine Division, Department of Surgery, Anaesthesia, Radiology and Intensive Care, The University of the West Indies, Kingston 7, Jamaica, West Indies.
authors.forename: E W
authors.initials: EW
authors.lastname: Williams
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D016512:Ankle Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology*; D000070598:Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries; D001265:Athletic Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007563:Jamaica / Q000453:epidemiology; D007718:Knee Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008297:Male; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013180:Sprains and Strains / Q000453:epidemiology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult