Methods matter: clinical prediction models will benefit sports medicine practice, but only if they are properly developed and validated

Garrett S Bullock^{1

2}, Tom Hughes^{3

4}, Jamie C Sergeant^{5

6}, Michael J Callaghan^{3

4

5}, Richard Riley⁷, Gary Collins^{8

9}

Affiliations

¹ Centre for Sport, Exercise and Osteoarthritis Research Versus Arthritis, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK garrettbullock@gmail.com.
² Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
³ Manchester United Football Club, AON Training Complex, Manchester, UK.
⁴ Department of Health Professions, Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester, UK.
⁵ Centre for Epidemiology Versus Arthritis, Centre for Musculoskeletal Research, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK.
⁶ Centre for Biostatistics, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK.
⁷ Centre for Prognosis Research, School of Medicine, Keele University, Staffordshire, UK.
⁸ Centre for Statistics in Medicine, Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology, and Musculoskeletal Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
⁹ Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Oxford, UK.

Editorial

Garrett S Bullock et al. Br J Sports Med. 2021 Dec.

. 2021 Dec;55(23):1319-1321.

doi: 10.1136/bjsports-2021-104329. Epub 2021 Jul 2.

Garrett S Bullock^{1

2}, Tom Hughes^{3

4}, Jamie C Sergeant^{5

6}, Michael J Callaghan^{3

4

5}, Richard Riley⁷, Gary Collins^{8

9}

¹ Centre for Sport, Exercise and Osteoarthritis Research Versus Arthritis, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK garrettbullock@gmail.com.
² Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
³ Manchester United Football Club, AON Training Complex, Manchester, UK.
⁴ Department of Health Professions, Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester, UK.
⁵ Centre for Epidemiology Versus Arthritis, Centre for Musculoskeletal Research, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK.
⁶ Centre for Biostatistics, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK.
⁷ Centre for Prognosis Research, School of Medicine, Keele University, Staffordshire, UK.
⁸ Centre for Statistics in Medicine, Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology, and Musculoskeletal Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
⁹ Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Oxford, UK.

No abstract available

Keywords: athletic performance; injury prevention; wounds and injuries.

Conflict of interest statement

Competing interests: None declared.