Harmful cleats of football boots: A biomechanical evaluation

Bentley, James; Ramanathan, Arun Kumar; Arnold, Graham; Wang, W.; Abboud, Rami

doi:10.1016/j.fas.2010.04.001

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“…Injuries are more common in lower rather than upper limbs in the rugby codes (Brooks, Fuller, Kemp, & Reddin, 2005;Gissane, Jennings, Kerr, & White, 2002), and are similar to injuries reported in other football codes (Hoskins & Pollard, 2006). Because lower-limb injury has been associated with foot-leg geometry (Cowan et al, 1996;Hreljac, Marshall, & Hume, 2000;Kaufman et al, 1999), football boots of varying designs may contribute to injury (Bentley, Ramanathan, Arnold, Wang, & Abboud, 2010;Grund, Senner, & Grube, 2007;Villwock, Meyer, Powell, Fouty, & Haut, 2009).…”

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Effects of footwear on comfort and injury in professional rugby league

Kinchington

Ball

Naughton

2011

Journal of Sports Sciences

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The aim of this study was to determine the effectiveness of a tailored footwear programme on lower-limb comfort in professional rugby league players. The study was conducted over 30 weeks and involved two professional teams (n = 59 players) from the Australian National Rugby League competition. One team was assigned to a footwear programme (intervention), while players from the control group continued usual practices of self-selected footwear. The tailored footwear programme consisting of player education, prescription of footwear, and frequent rotation of footwear resulted in a lower incidence of injury and higher comfort ratings. The intervention group had fewer lower-limb injuries (P = 0.005; Cohen d = 0.72) and higher comfort ratings (P < 0.001, Cohen d = 1.24) than the control group. Specifically, the intervention group reported a lower incidence of poor comfort events (mean = 3.8, s = 2.7) than the control group (mean = 7.9, s = 3.7). Observations also included fewer time loss events in the intervention (mean = 6.3, s = 4.8) than the control group (mean = 11.0, s = 6.3) and reduced injuries per 1000 h in the intervention (24.79/1000) than the control group (30.76/1000). These findings should help medical advisers improve footwear comfort in sportspeople and so reduce the incidence of related injuries.

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Effects of footwear on comfort and injury in professional rugby league

Kinchington

Ball

Naughton

2011

Journal of Sports Sciences

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“…(Lees andKewley 1993, Buschmann et al 2013). In recent years a lot of research has focused on the effects of different cleat designs on the human body especially on lower extremities The aim of these studies was to compare different stud configurations to find out which cleat shape and arrangement stresses the body least and/or to analyse different soccer specific movements that bear a high risk for injuries (Smith et al 2002, Eils 2004, Smith et al 2004, Gehring et al 2007, Kaila 2007, Orendurff 2007, Wong et al 2007, M€ uller et al 2010b, Stefanyshyn et al 2010, Bentley et al 2011. Less attention was paid to the performance increasing aspects of soccer shoes, although there is evidence that shoe construction can affect kicking accuracy, kicking velocity, running speed or ball handling significantly (Sterzing and Hennig 2008, Sterzing et al 2009, M€ uller et al 2010a, Sterzing et al 2011, Smith 2012, Hennig and Althoff 2013.…”

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Criteria for gender-specific soccer shoe development

Althoff

Hennig

2014

Footwear Science

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To date, there is a lack of research on gender-specific soccer footwear, even though there are biological differences as well as differences in playing behaviour among female and male players. This paper discusses criteria that are important for the development of women-specific soccer shoes. Females are different in size and body composition and due to a lower muscular strength, movements are less powerful. Biomechanical and neuromuscular differences are the cause of different movement patterns and in comparison to men women bear a higher risk of non-contact injuries. Traction properties of the shoe should be studied to understand the gender related influence of footwear on high risk movements like cutting or landing, which often cause knee injuries. Questionnaires showed that comfort is the most important shoe feature that soccer players expect from their shoes, but comfort is even more important for the female players. Therefore, it is necessary that shoe last design and upper construction are based on gender-specific foot morphology. In general, female feet are smaller and even if feet have the same length as males, female feet tend to be narrower. A lot of female players are not satisfied with their shoes and would like to have a narrower fit and a (slightly) more flexible outsole. However they do not want shorter studs, although cleat design is likely to influence injury risk. In conclusion: Female players need their own shoe design that decreases injury risks without sacrificing performance.

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“…Most of the studies stated their conclusion based on dynamic tasks like straight running [21, 29, 30], slalom [21], cutting, and turning maneuvers [16, 31–35]. Only the three most recent studies have incorporated jump [36] or landing tasks with changes of direction [35, 37].…”

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“…In the TF model, the sole and studs are usually composed by rubber while the AG, HG, and FG models present rigid soles and studs, usually made of plastic [6]. Another feature that varies constantly is the stud geometry (cylindrical, conical, prismatic, and bladed) [13], and for this reason, several studies have questioned if the increased traction promoted by bladed studs improves performance during sudden changes of direction or, on the contrary, could increase the risk of injury [11, 12, 14–16, 18, 21]. The cleats' characteristics are summarized in Table 1.…”

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Influence of Cleats-Surface Interaction on the Performance and Risk of Injury in Soccer: A Systematic Review

Silva

Santos

Vilas-Boas

et al. 2017

Applied Bionics and Biomechanics

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Objective To review the influence of cleats-surface interaction on the performance and risk of injury in soccer athletes. Design Systematic review. Data Sources Scopus, Web of science, PubMed, and B-on. Eligibility Criteria Full experimental and original papers, written in English that studied the influence of soccer cleats on sports performance and injury risk in artificial or natural grass. Results Twenty-three articles were included in this review: nine related to performance and fourteen to injury risk. On artificial grass, the soft ground model on dry and wet conditions and the turf model in wet conditions are related to worse performance. Compared to rounded studs, bladed ones improve performance during changes of directions in both natural and synthetic grass. Cleat models presenting better traction on the stance leg improve ball velocity while those presenting a homogeneous pressure across the foot promote better kicking accuracy. Bladed studs can be considered less secure by increasing plantar pressure on lateral border. The turf model decrease peak plantar pressure compared to other studded models. Conclusion The soft ground model provides lower performance especially on artificial grass, while the turf model provides a high protective effect in both fields.

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Harmful cleats of football boots: A biomechanical evaluation

Cited by 37 publications

References 21 publications

Effects of footwear on comfort and injury in professional rugby league

Effects of footwear on comfort and injury in professional rugby league

Criteria for gender-specific soccer shoe development

Influence of Cleats-Surface Interaction on the Performance and Risk of Injury in Soccer: A Systematic Review

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