Pickleball-Related Fractures in the United States From 2002 to 2022: An Analysis Using the NEISS Database.

Yasmine S GhattasPeter ZebliskyJoshua CassinatMatthew AcetoKurt P SpindlerLisa K Cannada

Published in: Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine (2024)

Between 2002 and 2022, there was a 90-fold increase in pickleball-related fractures. Most fractures were of the upper extremity after a fall in women aged >60 years. Despite female fracture predominance, men were 2.3 times more likely to be admitted after sustaining a fracture.

Keyphrases

emergency department
hip fracture
type diabetes
metabolic syndrome
skeletal muscle