How, When, and Where do Football Players get Injured?: a Descriptive Epidemiological Study on Male Professional Football Players in Spain for Four Seasons

Piqueras, Pedro Gómez; López, Alberto Nájera; González-Rubio, Jesús; Garde, Enrique Arribas; Baranda, Pilar Sainz de

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“…This could explain the increase in injuries in that part of the season. In Spain, October was a month with many injuries (13.4%), evidence that has already been observed in other studies [ 25 , 52 ]. April was the month with a higher percentage of injuries (16.9%), a number, which is also reported in the scientific literature on this league [ 33 , 35 ].…”

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Analysis of Injury Patterns in Men’s Football between the English League and the Spanish League

Argibay-González

Vázquez-Estévez

Gutiérrez-Santiago

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Background: Injuries in professional football lead to reduced team performance and large financial losses. The aim of this study was to analyse injuries in the two best team competitions in the world (LaLiga and Premier League), establishing similarities and differences, as well as determining injury causation patterns. Methods: A total of 277 on-field injuries requiring a substitution were analysed (142 in the Spanish league and 135 in the English league). The analysis was performed using traditional statistical tests (frequency analysis, chi-square test) with SPSS 25 and a T-Patterns sequence analysis with THEME 5.0. Results: In the Spanish league, there were a similar number of injuries in the first part of the season as in the second part of the season, while in the English league, they are more frequent in the first part of the season. In the Spanish league, injuries are more frequent in the first half of the match, while in the English league, they are more frequent in the second half. The type of player most frequently injured was the defender. Most of the injuries occurred without the presence of an opponent. The accumulated minutes during the season affect injuries of the muscular type. Conclusions: The most common type of injury in both leagues was a strain, followed by a sprain and a contusion. Although common injury patterns can be established between the two leagues, there are notable differences. One of the factors is determined by the English league calendar (many matches at Christmas). In Spain, there were more muscular injuries that were not caused by the opponent, while in England there were more tackling injuries. Age is a risk factor in the Spanish league. In this league, there is a moderately significant relationship between the number of injuries and the points won.

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“…The position of the players also influences the frequency of injury. Different studies show similar percentages, being higher in midfielders, followed by defenders, forwards and goalkeepers [ 14 , 22 , 25 , 26 ].…”

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Analysis of Injury Patterns in Men’s Football between the English League and the Spanish League

Argibay-González

Vázquez-Estévez

Gutiérrez-Santiago

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“…Across the 63 included studies,12 13 24–84 a total of 7 262 168 exposure hours to field-based team sports from over 19 countries were included in the meta-analysis. Most of these exposure hours covered soccer (exposure=6 398 511 hours), followed by rugby union (exposure=742 028 hours), Gaelic football (exposure=67 797 hours), field hockey (exposure=25 857 hours), Australian football (exposure=15 478 hours) and hurling (exposure=12 497 hours).…”

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“…We also acknowledge that the risk of bias cannot be completely avoided. However, we did perform an assessment of methodological quality, revealing low methodological quality for 20 studies 25 27 31 36 41 42 44 51 52 56 62 64 67 68 71 73–75 82 83. These studies received this classification mainly due to a lack of clear inclusion and exclusion criteria, not controlling for potential sources of bias (eg, previous history of injury) and not providing a grading of injury.…”

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Incidence and prevalence of hamstring injuries in field-based team sports: a systematic review and meta-analysis of 5952 injuries from over 7 million exposure hours

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ObjectiveThis study aimed to systematically review and meta-analyse the incidence and prevalence of hamstring injuries in field-based team sports. A secondary aim was to determine the impact of other potential effect moderators (match vs training; sport; playing surface; cohort age, mass and stature; and year when data was collected) on the incidence of hamstring injury in field-based team sports.DesignSystematic review and meta-analysis.Data sourcesCINAHL, Cochrane Library, MEDLINE Complete (EBSCO), Embase, Web of Science and SPORTDiscus databases were searched from database inception to 5 August 2020.Eligibility criteriaProspective cohort studies that assessed the incidence of hamstring injuries in field-based team sports.MethodFollowing database search, article retrieval and title and abstract screening, articles were assessed for eligibility against predefined criteria then assessed for methodological quality using the Critical Appraisal Tool for prevalence studies. Meta-analysis was used to pool data across studies, with meta-regression used where possible.ResultsSixty-three articles were included in the meta-analysis, encompassing 5952 injuries and 7 262 168 hours of exposure across six field-based team sports (soccer, rugby union, field hockey, Gaelic football, hurling and Australian football). Hamstring injury incidence was 0.81 per 1000 hours, representing 10% of all injuries. Prevalence for a 9-month period was 13%, increasing 1.13-fold for every additional month of observation (p=0.004). Hamstring injury incidence increased 6.4% for every 1 year of increased average cohort age, was 9.4-fold higher in match compared with training scenarios (p=0.003) and was 1.5-fold higher on grass compared with artificial turf surfaces (p<0.001). Hamstring injury incidence was not significantly moderated by average cohort mass (p=0.542) or stature (p=0.593), was not significantly different between sports (p=0.150) and has not significantly changed over the last 30 years (p=0.269).ConclusionHamstring injury represents 10% of all injuries in field-based team sports, with 13% of the athletes experiencing a hamstring injury over a 9-month period most commonly during matches. More work is needed to reduce the incidence of hamstring injury in field-based team sports.PROSPERO registration numberCRD42020200022.

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“…9, n.º 1 / Murcia / Enero 2020 / Págs. [15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26] Is a more exciting LaL Valoración funcional en futbolistas y su utilidad en la… SPORT TK, 9(1), [15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26] manera objetiva la predisposición anatómica y funcional del implicado para volver a los entrenamientos grupales (Lehr et al, 2013).…”

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The functional assessment as a key element in the recovery of football players after an injury

Piqueras¹,

González-Víllora²,

Sánchez-González³

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Objetivo – El objetivo del presente estudio consistió en establecer valores de referencia para futbolistas profesionales en una serie de test funcionales seleccionados previamente. Método – Durante dos temporadas (2012/13 y 2013/14) y en tres momentos distintos de las mismas, 42 futbolistas profesionales fueron evaluados funcionalmente mediante las siguientes pruebas: CMJ (salto bipodal), 5 m Shuttle Run Sprint Test (velocidad/agilidad), Test de Barrow (agilidad), Y Balance Test (control postural), Single Hop Test y Triple Hop Test (salto unipodal). Resultados – Los valores medios obtenidos fueron: CMJ (40.25±4.13cm), 5 m Shuttle Run Sprint Test (10.89±0.38 segundos), Test de Barrow (7.46±0.27 segundos), Y Balance asimetría derecha (4.63±2.16%), Y Balance asimetría izquierda (3.91±2.25%), Single Hop Test derecha (2.06±0.11 metros), Single Hop Test izquierda (2.07±0.12 metros), Triple Hop Test derecha (6.87±0.29 metros) y Triple Hop Test izquierda (6.83±0.31). Conclusión – Este trabajo contribuye aportando valores de referencia que puedan ser utilizados para cuantificar el grado de recuperación funcional durante la recuperación de un futbolista profesional lesionado. Aim - The objective of this study was to establish reference values for professional football players in a series of previously selected functional tests. Methods - 42 professional football players were functionally assessed during two seasons (2012/13 and 2013/14), at three different times: preseason, midpoint of the season and end of the season. For this purpose, the following tests were carried out: Counter Movement Jump (bipodal jump), 5 metres Shuttle Run Sprint Test (speed/agility), Barrow Test (agility), Y Balance Test (posture control), Single Hop Test and Triple Hop Test (unipodal jump). Results - The average obtained values were: Counter Movement Jump (40.25±4.13cm), 5 metres Shuttle Run Sprint Test (10.89±0.38 seconds), Barrow Test (7.46±0.27 seconds), right asymmetry Y Balance Test (4.63±2.16%), left asymmetry Y Balance Test (3.91±2.25%), right Single Hop Test (2.06±0.11 meters), left Single Hop Test (2.07±0.12 meters), right Triple Hop Test (6.87±0.29 meters) and left Triple Hop Test (6.83±0.31). Conclusion - This paper contributes reference values which can be used to determine the sports performance or quantify the degree of functional recovery of an professional injured football player during his recovery.

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How, When, and Where do Football Players get Injured?: a Descriptive Epidemiological Study on Male Professional Football Players in Spain for Four Seasons

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References 22 publications

Analysis of Injury Patterns in Men’s Football between the English League and the Spanish League

Analysis of Injury Patterns in Men’s Football between the English League and the Spanish League

Incidence and prevalence of hamstring injuries in field-based team sports: a systematic review and meta-analysis of 5952 injuries from over 7 million exposure hours

The functional assessment as a key element in the recovery of football players after an injury

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