COVID-19 considerations and strategy for a safe return to international football competitions: an African perspective

Douryang, Maurice; Bouba, Yagaï; Makemjio, Émeline Zogning; Wondeu, Andrillene Laure Deutou; Pillay, Lervasen

doi:10.1136/bjsports-2021-105184

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“…In Cameroon, COVID-19 was a challenging equation to solve and guide a return to sport 4. The main obstacles concerned cost and resource limitations to facilitate athlete and staff education, safe team transport, hotel and stadium sanitisation, regular COVID-19 PCR testing with short result turnaround times and access to vaccinations.…”

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Injury prevention and health protection strategy in Cameroon University athletes (PhD Academy Award)

Douryang

2023

Br J Sports Med

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Douryang

2023

Br J Sports Med

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“…During the interruption, sport medicine physicians discussed issues related to training during the lockdown [ 9 ], tried to promote the maintenance of physical health, and mitigate the increased risk of injury expected upon resumption. Subsequently, the scientific literature debated the issue of return to play, trying to figure out which screening protocol could best assess the consequences of the infection, especially the cardiological, hematological, and pneumological ones [ 10 , 11 , 12 ].…”

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Are Football Players More Prone to Muscle Injury after COVID-19 Infection? The “Italian Injury Study” during the Serie a Championship

Corsini

Bisciotti²,

Canonico³

et al. 2023

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Introduction: Football was the first sport to resume competitions after the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) lockdown and promptly the hypothesis was raised of a potential relationship between the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection and musculoskeletal injuries in athletes. This study aimed to confirm the association between SARS-CoV-2 infection and muscle strain injury in a large population of elite football players and to investigate if the COVID-19 severity level could affect the risk of injury. Methods: A retrospective cohort study involving 15 Italian professional male football teams was performed during the Italian Serie A 2020–2021 season. Injuries and SARS-CoV-2 positivity data were collected by team doctors through an online database. Results: Of the 433 included players, we observed 173 SARS-CoV-2 infections and 332 indirect muscle strains. COVID-19 episodes mostly belonged to severity level I and II. The injury risk significantly increased after a COVID-19 event, by 36% (HR = 1.36, CI95% 1.05; 1.77, p-value = 0.02). The injury burden demonstrated an 86% increase (ratio = 1.86, CI95% 1.21; 2.86, p-value = 0.005) in the COVID-19 severity level II/III versus players without a previous SARS-CoV-2 infection, while level I (asymptomatic) patients showed a similar average burden (ratio = 0.92, CI95% 0.54; 1.58, p-value = 0.77). A significantly higher proportion of muscle–tendon junction injuries (40.6% vs. 27.1%, difference = 13.5%, CI95% 0.002%; 26.9%, p-value = 0.047) was found when comparing level II/III versus Non-COVID-19. Conclusions: This study confirms the correlation between SARS-CoV-2 infection and indirect muscle injuries and highlights how the severity of the infection would represent an additional risk factor.

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“…Despite these difficulties, the Beijing 2022 organizers made great efforts to establish scientifically based and practical countermeasures. According to the COVID-19 risk-mitigation guidelines from the World Health Organization, 5 recommendations from experts, and the latest practices from other large-scale events, 2 , 6 , 7 we had developed a system of classification for both the participants and the venues based on risk levels, and provided effective countermeasures.…”

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Risk management strategies for the 2022 Olympic Winter Games: The Beijing scheme

Liu

Lou²,

Wang

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Journal of Sport and Health Science

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COVID-19 considerations and strategy for a safe return to international football competitions: an African perspective

Cited by 3 publications

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Injury prevention and health protection strategy in Cameroon University athletes (PhD Academy Award)

Injury prevention and health protection strategy in Cameroon University athletes (PhD Academy Award)

Are Football Players More Prone to Muscle Injury after COVID-19 Infection? The “Italian Injury Study” during the Serie a Championship

Risk management strategies for the 2022 Olympic Winter Games: The Beijing scheme

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