Volleyball-related Adult Maxillofacial Trauma Injuries: A NEISS Database Study

An analysis of volleyball-associated craniofacial injuries presenting to U.S. emergency departments from 2009 to 2018, using the National Electronic Injury Surveillance System (NEISS). The study recorded 235 cases, extrapolated to an estimated 10,424 national visits, and was conducted by Jeremy Reich of the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine. It categorizes injuries by patient demographics, injury type, anatomical location, and patient disposition.

Use Cases

• Analyze injury type distribution based on patient demographics like age and sex mentioned in the description
• Model the most common anatomical sites for facial fractures based on the reported injury location data
• Compare patient disposition outcomes (e.g., admitted vs. discharged) based on the described injury severity categories

Strengths

• Data is nationally representative, extrapolated from a sample of approximately 100 emergency departments.
• Provides specific, quantified findings: 235 recorded cases, 52.3% of injuries among adults aged 20-29, 37.9% were lacerations.
• Includes a clear 10-year time range (2009-2018) for longitudinal analysis.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count for the underlying dataset is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data may reflect geographic or reporting bias inherent to the NEISS database and emergency department sampling.

Provenance

Source

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System (NEISS), United States Consumer Product Safety Commission.

Collection Method

Analysis of a query from the NEISS database, with chi-squared testing performed on categorical variables.

Time Range

2009 to 2018

Freshness

Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Geography

United States (nationally representative sample)