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Italian consensus statement (2020) on return to play after lower limb muscle injury in football (soccer)

Authors :
Cristiano Eirale
Gian Nicola Bisciotti
G. Bellistri
Marco Bresciani
Paola Vago
Andrea Bruzzone
Piero Volpi
Pierfrancesco Bettinsoli
Enrico Dellasette
F. Parra
Philippe Landreau
Alessandro Aprato
Corrado Bait
Marcello Zappia
Matteo Callini
Giulio Pasta
Marcello Muratore
Alessandro Corsini
Roberto Buda
Italo Sannicandro
Francesco Giuseppe De Rosa
Andrea Belli
Roberto Niccolai
Antonio Frizziero
Alberto Rossato
Lara Castagnetti
Andrea Pantalone
Davide Cardinali
Francesco Di Pietto
Francesco Franceschi
Zarko Vuckovich
Arianna Rispoli
Davide Pelella
Carlo Giammatei
Paolo Patroni
Luca Ricciotti
Sebastiano Clerici
Alessandro Bisciotti
Raul Zini
Fabio Tosi
Alessio Auci
Drapchind Enrica
Matteo Artina
Alberto Galbiati
Alessandro Quaglia
Michele Buffoli
Gabriella Cassaghi
Fabio Gianpaolo Tenconi
Giuseppe Tognini
Cristina D'Agostino
G. Nanni
Claudio Sprenger
Luca Pulici
Chiara Tarantola
Barbara Corradini
Michele Trainini
Andrea Bisciotti
Claudio Mazzola
Giampietro Alberti
Karim Chamari
Giovanni Felice Trinchese
Gianluigi Canata
Andrea Foglia
Biagio Moretti
Claudio Orizio
Stefano Respizzi
Stefano Bona
Source :
BMJ Open Sport — Exercise Medicine
Publication Year :
2019

Abstract

Return to play (RTP) decisions in football are currently based on expert opinion. No consensus guideline has been published to demonstrate an evidence-based decision-making process in football (soccer). Our aim was to provide a framework for evidence-based decision-making in RTP following lower limb muscle injuries sustained in football. A 1-day consensus meeting was held in Milan, on 31 August 2018, involving 66 national and international experts from various academic backgrounds. A narrative review of the current evidence for RTP decision-making in football was provided to delegates. Assembled experts came to a consensus on the best practice for managing RTP following lower limb muscle injuries via the Delphi process. Consensus was reached on (1) the definitions of ‘return to training’ and ‘return to play’ in football. We agreed on ‘return to training’ and RTP in football, the appropriate use of clinical and imaging assessments, and laboratory and field tests for return to training following lower limb muscle injury, and identified objective criteria for RTP based on global positioning system technology. Level of evidence IV, grade of recommendation D.

Details

Language :
English
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
BMJ Open Sport — Exercise Medicine
Accession number :
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