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Despite the growing popularity of professional women's basketball, particularly the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA), there are limited recent data evaluating the incidence of and risk factors for knee injuries in WNBA athletes.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Hypothesis:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Older age, minutes played per game, number of games played, and player usage rate would be significantly associated with having a knee injury in WNBA players from the 2017 to 2022 seasons.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Study Design:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Descriptive epidemiology study.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Publicly available data on the injury history and player records of active WNBA players between the 2017 and 2022 seasons were reviewed to identify players with a knee injury resulting in \u22651 games missed. The primary outcome was the incidence of knee injuries reported per 1000 minutes-exposures (MEs). Player demographics, statistics, and injury characteristics were recorded. Secondary analysis was conducted using bivariate and multivariable logistic regression to investigate risk factors associated with having a knee injury.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      A total of 87 players (10.8% of all players) sustained a combined 104 knee injuries between the 2017 and 2022 seasons, indicating a rate of 6.03 knee injuries per 1000 MEs. Accounting for potential confounders, having a knee injury was significantly associated with older age (OR, 1.11; 95% CI, 1.05-1.18;\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      = .0002) and higher usage rate (OR, 1.06; 95% CI, 1.02-1.11;\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      = .02).\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This study showed that knee injuries occurred in 10.8% of players, with an overall rate of 6.03 injuries per 1000 MEs. The most significant risk factors associated with having a knee injury in WNBA athletes were older age and higher player usage rate. Implementing targeted load management strategies for players with higher usage rates or advanced age may help reduce the incidence of knee injuries among female basketball athletes.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1177\/23259671251405404","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,1,16]],"date-time":"2026-01-16T15:25:58Z","timestamp":1768577158000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1177\/sage-journals-update-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Age, Workload, and Usage Rate: Risk Factors Associated With Knee Injuries in Women\u2019s National Basketball Association Athletes"],"prefix":"10.1177","volume":"14","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0004-6699-1342","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Sanjit","family":"Menon","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Albany Medical College, Albany, New York, USA"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Skanda","family":"Sai","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Albany Medical College, Albany, New York, USA"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"John","family":"Traversone","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Albany Medical Center, Albany, New York, USA"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Eugenia","family":"Lin","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Phoenix, Arizona, USA"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-8907-3542","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Sailesh V.","family":"Tummala","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Phoenix, Arizona, USA"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Anikar","family":"Chhabra","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Phoenix, Arizona, USA"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"179","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,1,16]]},"reference":[{"key":"e_1_3_2_2_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1249\/JSR.0000000000000102"},{"key":"e_1_3_2_3_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1177\/0363546504269937"},{"key":"e_1_3_2_4_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1097\/JSM.0000000000000290"},{"key":"e_1_3_2_5_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1177\/23259671221120832"},{"key":"e_1_3_2_6_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/j.asmr.2020.02.003"},{"key":"e_1_3_2_7_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1123\/ssj.2021-0044"},{"key":"e_1_3_2_8_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1177\/0363546514540862"},{"key":"e_1_3_2_9_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.2147\/OAJSM.S442750"},{"key":"e_1_3_2_10_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.3390\/ijerph18084256"},{"key":"e_1_3_2_11_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1177\/0363546505285383"},{"key":"e_1_3_2_12_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1177\/03635465211044458"},{"key":"e_1_3_2_13_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1055\/s-2008-1025861"},{"key":"e_1_3_2_14_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1055\/s-0044-1791848"},{"key":"e_1_3_2_15_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.2147\/OAJSM.S73625"},{"key":"e_1_3_2_16_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.3389\/fspor.2021.746441"},{"key":"e_1_3_2_17_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.3389\/fphys.2022.827726"},{"key":"e_1_3_2_18_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1177\/0363546519858609"},{"key":"e_1_3_2_19_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1177\/03635465211026944"},{"key":"e_1_3_2_20_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/j.asmr.2023.100829"},{"key":"e_1_3_2_21_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1177\/0363546512474223"},{"key":"e_1_3_2_22_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.3810\/psm.2011.02.1860"},{"issue":"3","key":"e_1_3_2_23_2","first-page":"245","article-title":"Gender differences in anterior cruciate ligament injury rates in Wisconsin intercollegiate basketball","volume":"31","author":"Oliphant JG","year":"1996","unstructured":"Oliphant JG, Drawbert JP. 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