Epidemiological Study on Professional Football Injuries During the 2011 Copa America, Argentina

Abstract

Objective Develop an epidemiological study of injuries occurred among male professional football players during the Copa America 2011, held in Argentina. Methods We conducted a retrospective study of injuries sustained during the 43rd edition of the Copa America football in Argentina, in 2011. The lesions were evaluated by the medical department of the selections and reported to the CONMEBOL. The data were compiled and reported in accordance with rules established by the FIFA Medical Assessment and Research Centre (F-MARC) in 2005. Results There was a higher prevalence of lesions in the lower limbs. Thighs and knees were the most affected segments. The most frequent diagnoses were muscle injuries. The injuries were mostly minor degrees of severity and there was little difference in the prevalence of lesions according to the stages of the match, with slight predominance in the final 15 minutes. The incidence of lesions per 1,000 game hours was similar to the average found in the literature. Conclusions The results obtained allowed us to outline a profile of the prevalence, distribution per body segment, minute in which occurred and severity of injuries in professional football players of participating teams in the Copa America 2011 in Argentina. The extreme rigor of referees may be partly attributed to the highly competitive nature of international tournaments. However, this results cannot be considered definitive because of the need to be compared to other epidemiological studies with same design using similar concepts and criteria.

Epidemiology of injuries in professional football: a systematic review and meta-analysis

“…The search process identified 44 articles (resulting in 56 cohort groups as seven studies had more than one group) that met the inclusion criteria 8–10 13 15–19 21 33–66 Figure 1. shows the flow chart of the selection process of the studies.…”

“…shows the flow chart of the selection process of the studies. The studies were carried out between 1989 and 2018 and comprised players from both tournaments (world15 16 18 43 44 54 55 and continental17 21 62 tournaments) and professional football leagues in many countries 42 46 49 52 57 66 Online supplementary appendix 5. provides a descriptive summary of the characteristics of the included studies.…”

“…Thirty-four studies (43 cohorts) reported overall injury incidence,8–10 13 17 19 21 33 35–39 41 42 44–49 51–53 56–61 63–66 30 studies (39 cohorts) reported training injury incidence9 10 13 17 21 33 35–37 39 40 42 43 45–49 51 52 56–61 63–66 and 40 studies (52 cohorts) reported match injury incidence9 10 13 15–18 21 33–37 39–52 54–66 that could be combined in the meta-analysis. These studies comprised 29 991 (overall), 12 089 (training) and 14 974 (match) injuries.…”

“…Twenty-eight, 24 and 27 studies carried out in football clubs reported overall,8 10 13 19 35–40 42 46–49 51–53 56–61 63–66 training,10 13 35–37 39 40 42 46–49 51 52 56–61 63–66 and match10 13 34–37 39–42 46–52 56–61 63–66 incidence rates. On the other hand, 6, 6 and 13 studies in national teams reported overall,9 17 21 33 43 45 training9 17 21 33 43 45 and match9 15–18 21 33 43–45 55 62 incidence rates. Incidence rates in international tournaments were higher than in national leagues (9.8, 95% CI 8.8 to 10.8 vs 7.5, 95% CI 6.5 to 8.4, for international tournaments and national leagues).…”

Análise eletromiográfica da instabilidade crônica de tornozelo

“…A entorse do tornozelo é uma lesão associada à prática da atividade física e que pode ocorrer pela amplitude exagerada de inversão e flexão plantar (BARBANERA, 2008;HAMILL;KNUTZEN, 2012;HERTEL, 2000). Estudos epidemiológicos em esportistas e não esportistas estimaram a incidência da entorse de tornozelo (WATERMAN et al, 2010;PEDRINELLI et al, 2013;CARVALHO, 2013;FORTES, 2006) 2015). Há dúvidas dos responsáveis de M2 e M3 (CORDEN et al, 2000;LATASH, 2015;PEARSON;GORDON, 2013;PETERSEN et al,1998;TOFT;SINKJAER;ANDREASSEN, 1989…”