Incidence of Injuries in Elite French Youth Soccer Players

Gall, Franck Le; Carling, Christopher; Reilly, Thomas; Vandewalle, Henry; Church, Julia; Rochcongar, P.

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“…Among outdoor players, 80-90 per cent of all injuries are to the lower extremity [9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16] , the most common sites of injury among male elite players being thigh (23%), knee (20%), ankle (13%) and hip/groin (12%). Overuse was the most common type of injury comprising almost one third of injuries and typically affecting the groin, knee and lower leg.…”

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Epidemiology of football injuries

Ekstrand

2008

Science & Sports

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AimThe overall aim of this on-going injury study is to increase the safety in football. Study designProspective cohort survey Methods.The study population consisted of two cohorts: The UEFA Champions League (UCL) cohort and the Swedish Superleague cohort. The UEFA Champions League (UCL) cohort with 17 teams from 9 countries was followed over five consecutive seasons (2001 to 2006). The Swedish Super-league with 14 teams was followed for two full consecutive seasons (2001 and 2002). Exposure for training and matches in the club and in national teams was registered in minutes for each player. The team doctor reported all injuries causing the player to miss at least one match or training session. The study follows the consensus on methods for studies on football injuries agreed upon by FIFA and UEFA. Results.Totally 6300 injuries have been registered during 800.000 hours of exposure. The incidence of injury at top level football is 6-9 injuries/1000 hours of total exposure (3-5 injuries/1000 training hours and 24-30 injuries/1000 matchhours). As a mean, a team of 25 players can expect 40-50 injuries per season, half of them causing absence less than a week but 6-p of them causing absence more than a month. The risk of injury has not increased during the 5-year period. Thigh muscle injury is the most common injury at top level with an injury incidence of 1.6/1000 hours of exposure, which means that a team can expect 10 such injuries each season. The risk of ankle sprain has been reduced by 50%, probably due to the thorough knowledge in top-level teams about optimal treatment and prevention. A correlation has been found between major injuries (causing absence > 4 weeks) and performance. There is a considerable variation in the number of matches played per season in European professional leagues. Top level players are obliged to play many matches, especially during the final period of the season. A correlation was found between many matches at the end of a season and an increased injury risk and/or underperformance during subsequent world tournaments ConclusionThe injury risk has not increased in male professional football during recent years. At elite level, the risk of ankle sprain has been lowered and thigh muscle strain is the most common injury. A period with a congested match calendar can lead to fatigue, increasing the risk of injury and poor performance during the following period.

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Epidemiology of football injuries

Ekstrand

2008

Science & Sports

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“…[9][10][11][12] Groin-related injuries tend to increase with maturation during adolescence. 10 Le Gall et al, 9 in an elite youth football academy population, documented 20.4% prevalence of osteochondral disorders affecting the pelvis in the symptomatic subjects, specifically, they reported sites of injury as: the ischium, anterior inferior iliac spine, anterior superior iliac spine, iliac crest and lesser trochanter. The pubic symphysis was not cited.…”

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Pubic apophysitis—A previously undescribed clinical entity of groin pain in athletes

Sailly¹,

Whiteley

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2013

Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport

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“…Em outro estudo (19) , foi realizado o acompanhamento de jogos universitários dos Estados Unidos no período de 2005 a 2007; os autores encontraram maior quantidade de entorses (26,8%), seguidos por lesões musculares (17,9%) e contusões (13,8%). Le Gall et al (21) encontraram maior incidência de contusões (30,6%), seguidas por entorses (16,7%), lesões musculares (15,3%), fraturas (5,9%) e luxação (0,9%), análise essa realizada com jogadores profissionais da divisão principal do futebol francês durante dez temporadas. Segundo Junge et al (6) , essa grande variedade quanto à incidência de lesões parece estar relacionada com o tipo de torneio e característica dos jogadores.…”

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“…Apesar da pequena quantidade de estudos que abordam os tipos de lesões por posição, existe o de Le Gall et al (21) , na qual os autores apontam a dos meio-campistas como a posição mais acometida por lesão (37,1%), seguida por defensores (26,1%), atacantes (22,7%) e goleiros (14,1%), de um total de 1.152 lesões registradas.…”

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Incidência de lesões nos jogadores de futebol masculino sub-21 durante os Jogos Regionais de Sertãozinho-SP de 2006

Selistre

Taube

Ferreira

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Rev Bras Med Esporte

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INTRODUÇÃO: O futebol, o esporte mais popular e praticado pelo mundo, é também uma das modalidades esportivas onde o atleta é submetido a diversos tipos e intensidades de esforços. Atualmente essa modalidade sofreu modificações, deixando de dar ênfase à técnica e passando a privilegiar os componentes físicos, aumentando assim a probabilidade da ocorrência de lesões. OBJETIVO: Realizar um levantamento epidemiológico das lesões no Futebol de Campo Sub-21 durante os 50°s Jogos Regionais de Sertãozinho de 2006. METODOLOGIA: Este é um trabalho do tipo epidemiológico descritivo e analítico, com desenho transversal. Realizou-se o acompanhamento de todas as partidas da modalidade, registrando as lesões ocorridas, seguido de um levantamento e caracterização das lesões. As mesmas foram classificadas de acordo com seu perfil e segmento anatômico, posteriormente divididas por posição dos atletas. RESULTADOS: Houve maior incidência das lesões nos membros inferiores, com 127 (74,7%); quanto ao perfil, as lesões musculares foram mais prevalentes, com 64 (37,6%) lesões. Os atletas do meio-campo foram os mais acometidos, com 72 (42,4%) lesões. Dentro da classe de goleiros e defensores a maior prevalência de contusões foi de sete (63,6%) e 11 (50%), respectivamente. Já os atacantes, laterais e meio-campistas apresentaram como predomínio as lesões musculares, sendo os primeiros com 11 (36,7%), seguidos de 12 (34,3%) dos laterais e 33 (45,8%) dos meio-campistas. CONCLUSÃO: Constatou-se que ocorreu maior índice de lesões em membros inferiores, sendo estas caracterizadas como as musculares de maior prevalência. Demonstrou-se ainda que as lesões apresentadas estão diretamente relacionadas com as características de cada posição.

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Incidence of Injuries in Elite French Youth Soccer Players

Abstract: Those players younger than 14 years incurred more injuries in training and sustained more growth-related overuse disorders. Older players were more often injured during matches. Injury incidence and the frequency of overuse disorders were highest early in the season.

Cited by 235 publications

References 37 publications

Epidemiology of football injuries

Epidemiology of football injuries

Pubic apophysitis—A previously undescribed clinical entity of groin pain in athletes

Incidência de lesões nos jogadores de futebol masculino sub-21 durante os Jogos Regionais de Sertãozinho-SP de 2006

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