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Injuries in Professional Male Soccer Players in the Netherlands: A Prospective Cohort Study
- Source :
- Stubbe, J H, van Beijsterveldt, A M M C, van der Knaap, S, Stege, J, Verhagen, E A L M, van Mechelen, W & Backx, F J G 2015, ' Injuries in Professional Male Soccer Players in the Netherlands: A Prospective Cohort Study ', Journal of athletic training, vol. 50, no. 2, pp. 211-216 . https://doi.org/10.4085/1062-6050-49.3.64, Journal of Athletic Training, 2, 50, 211-216, Journal of athletic training, 50(2), 211-216. National Athletic Trainers' Association Inc., Journal of Athletic Training, 50(2), 211-216. National Athletic Trainers' Association Inc., Stubbe, J H, van Beijsterveldt, A M M C, van der Knaap, S, Stege, J, Verhagen, E A L M, van Mechelen, W & Backx, F J G 2015, ' Injuries in Professional Male Soccer Players in the Netherlands: A Prospective Cohort Study ', Journal of Athletic Training, vol. 50, no. 2, pp. 211-216 . https://doi.org/10.4085/1062-6050-49.3.64
- Publication Year :
- 2015
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Abstract
- Context: Injuries are a major adverse event in a soccer player's career. Reducing injury incidence requires a thorough knowledge of the epidemiology of soccer injuries. Objective: To investigate the incidence and characteristics of injuries in the Dutch premier soccer league. Design: Cohort study. Setting: The Dutch premier soccer league. Patients or Other Participants: During the 2009–2010 soccer season, a total of 217 professional soccer players from 8 teams were prospectively followed. Main Outcome Measure(s): The medical staff recorded time-loss injuries, including information on injuries (ie, type, body part, duration) and exposure data for training sessions and matches. Results: A total of 286 injuries were recorded, affecting 62.7% of the players. The overall injury incidence was 6.2 injuries per 1000 player-hours, 2.8 in training sessions and 32.8 in matches. Most of the recorded injuries were acute (68.5%). Eight percent of the injuries were classified as recurrent. Injuries were most likely to be located in the lower extremities (82.9%). Injury time loss ranged from 1 to 752 days, with a median of 8 days. Knee injuries had the greatest consequences in terms of days of absence from soccer play (on average, 45 days). The most common diagnosis was muscle/tendon injury of the lower extremities (32.9%). Conclusions: Injury risk in the Dutch premier soccer league is high, especially during matches. Preventive measures should focus on the most common diagnoses, namely, muscle/tendon injuries of the lower extremities.
- Subjects :
- Adult
Male
medicine.medical_specialty
Soft Tissue Injuries
Adolescent
Epidemiology
Football
Poison control
Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation
Context (language use)
Elite athletes
LS - Life Style
Occupational safety and health
Cohort Studies
Behavioural Changes
SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
Tendon Injuries
Injury prevention
Soccer
medicine
Humans
Orthopedics and Sports Medicine
Prospective Studies
Prospective cohort study
Original Research
Netherlands
Injuries
business.industry
Incidence (epidemiology)
Incidence
General Medicine
Lower Extremity
Health
Athletic Injuries
Physical therapy
Female
ELSS - Earth, Life and Social Sciences
Healthy for Life
business
Healthy Living
human activities
Cohort study
Leg Injuries
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 10626050
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Stubbe, J H, van Beijsterveldt, A M M C, van der Knaap, S, Stege, J, Verhagen, E A L M, van Mechelen, W & Backx, F J G 2015, ' Injuries in Professional Male Soccer Players in the Netherlands: A Prospective Cohort Study ', Journal of athletic training, vol. 50, no. 2, pp. 211-216 . https://doi.org/10.4085/1062-6050-49.3.64, Journal of Athletic Training, 2, 50, 211-216, Journal of athletic training, 50(2), 211-216. National Athletic Trainers' Association Inc., Journal of Athletic Training, 50(2), 211-216. National Athletic Trainers' Association Inc., Stubbe, J H, van Beijsterveldt, A M M C, van der Knaap, S, Stege, J, Verhagen, E A L M, van Mechelen, W & Backx, F J G 2015, ' Injuries in Professional Male Soccer Players in the Netherlands: A Prospective Cohort Study ', Journal of Athletic Training, vol. 50, no. 2, pp. 211-216 . https://doi.org/10.4085/1062-6050-49.3.64
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....3eecc6fef4e232c87afac146fdd4885e