Incidence and risk factors of lower leg fractures in Belgian soccer players

Vanlommel, Luc; Vanlommel, Jan; Bollars, Peter; Quisquater, Laurent; Crombrugge, Kris Van; Corten, Kristoff; Bellemans, Johan

doi:10.1016/j.injury.2013.07.002

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“…This may be due, in general terms, to the probable relationship between the older age group and higher team category, increasing the possibility of injury, as shown in other studies (8). In younger ages, there is a higher degree of emphasis on the development of preventive measures, such as the adequate observance of footballing rules and fair play, to reduce injury levels and to promote safe footballing, for children and teenagers (3).…”

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Incidence, Epidemiology and Etiology of Injuries, in a Spanish Amateur Football Club

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Background: Playing football, both at the amateur and professional level, associates an increased risk of injury. A documented report on injury location, type and incidence, in correlation with sports intensity, professionalism level and age, would be of support for implementing preventing measures and appropriate training programs, to reduce the incidence of football related injury. Objectives: This study aimed to assess the incidence, type and location of injuries during one season, in an amateur football club and design strategies and preventive measures. Patients and Methods: A population of 308 players were studied, aged between 5 and 29 years old (20 subjects over-19, 38 under-19, 38 under-16, 57 under-14, 57 under-12, 44 under-10 and 54 under-8 years old, respectively) distributed over 20 teams. In total, 339 cases of injury occurred.Results: The population injured the most was the under-19 group and the most prevalent type of injuries was muscular (40.7%) and ligament (16.5%). The most common location was the lower limbs (78.6%) and, specifically, the thigh (39.8%). Physical load periods (September and February) were highlighted as the months of highest incidence and the average number of visits per injury was 1.34. A statistically significant relationship between hours of training and injuries was noted. Conclusions: In the literature, there are similar publications, who studied these variables, separately. This work provides us with a certain amount of descriptive results, which may serve as a model for future research projects, performing interventions by coaches and medical services of football clubs, to reduce the injuries incidence, especially in the months of greatest physical load and, therefore, improve the performance. Football is a safe sport to practice, at any age, because injuries, regularly, are not serious and it is highly recommended, given the amount of health benefits obtained.

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“…Injuries resulting from soccer practice are extremely common (Hawkins, Hulse, Wilkinson, Hodson & Gibson, 2001) and generate high costs (Vanlommel et al, 2013). Thus, preventing injuries is of paramount importance and epidemiological studies are good tools to identify risk factors and create prevention strategies (Hagglund, Waldén, Til & Pruna, 2010); (Van Beijsterveldt et al, 2012).…”

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CIAFIS – Congresso Internacional de Atividade Física, Nutrição e Saúde

Dantas¹,

Soares²,

Aidar

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Os trabalhos publicados no presente suplemento foram submetidos à apreciação da Comissão Científica do Congresso Internacional de Atividade Física, Nutrição e Saúde – “CIAFIS”, realizado nos dias 21, 22, 23 e 24 de SETEMBRO de 2016 na Universidade Tiradentes em Aracajú, Sergipe, Brasil. O conteúdo dos artigos é única e exclusivamente da responsabilidade dos seus autores. A Comissão Científica do CIAFIS não assume qualquer tipo de responsabilidade pelas opiniões e afirmações expressas pelos autores. É permitida a reprodução parcial dos textos e sua utilização sem fins comerciais, desde que devidamente citada a fonte/referência.

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“…Soccer, the most practiced sport, is also responsable for attracting the largest number of spectators in the world 1,2 . Of a sport modality with such a capacity of public attraction and of potential income, it is expected exhibitions and disputes of high technical level, with athletes performance at its highest in the greater possible number of games 2 .…”

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“…Of a sport modality with such a capacity of public attraction and of potential income, it is expected exhibitions and disputes of high technical level, with athletes performance at its highest in the greater possible number of games 2 . Nevertheless, participation in extremely competitive sports is responsible for high physical demand for athletes 3 .…”

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“…It is estimated that soccer athletes are at risk of injury a thousand times greater than workers in industries considered to be at high risk 6 . In general, the global economic impact of football-related injuries exceeds $ 30 billion 2 . Therefore, in order to create injury prevention strategies, there is great interest in determining injuries risk factors 7,8 .…”

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Incidence of musculoskeletal injuries in professional soccer players from Aracaju/SE-Brazil.

Albuquerque

Júnior

Barreto

et al. 2017

Motriz: rev. educ. fis.

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-Aims: To verify the incidence of injuries in professional soccer athletes in Aracaju-SE and to identify associated factors. Methods: This was an observational, prospective cohort study involving 39 healthy athletes, followed for seven months and evaluated on four occasions (start on preseason and two evaluations with three months of interval between each) through data collection sheet and orthopedic physical examination. Results: Participants were 20 athletes from Club Sportivo Sergipe and 19 from Associação Desportiva Confiança, with mean age of 26 years (CI 95%: 25.2-28 years), and mean career time of 9.6 years (CI 95%: 7.9-11.3 years). The 13 (2.4 / 1000 hours) diagnosed injuries occurred almost exclusively in the lower limbs and thigh muscle stretch was the most common injury. Injuries were mostly mild to moderate (69%). There was no significant association with any of the variables analyzed. Conclusion: Low incidence of injuries was observed in this study. Predominantly, lesions occurred on non-rainy days and were due to trauma. Lower limbs were the most affected location and thigh stretch was the most common injury.

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Incidence and risk factors of lower leg fractures in Belgian soccer players

Cited by 27 publications

References 19 publications

Incidence, Epidemiology and Etiology of Injuries, in a Spanish Amateur Football Club

Incidence, Epidemiology and Etiology of Injuries, in a Spanish Amateur Football Club

CIAFIS – Congresso Internacional de Atividade Física, Nutrição e Saúde

Incidence of musculoskeletal injuries in professional soccer players from Aracaju/SE-Brazil.

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