Incidence of Injuries in Soccer Players – Mappingfoot: A Prospective Cohort Study

Abstract

Introduction: Although the positive effects of physical activity on global health are well documented, sports practice is associated with a greater risk of injury; in professional soccer in particular, the risk is substantial. Objective: The primary objective of this study was to investigate the incidence of injuries among male athletes competing in the regional soccer championship. The secondary objective was to determine the prevalence of injuries. Methods: In this prospective cohort study, level of evidence II, the incidence and prevalence of injuries were assessed using an adapted version of the UEFA Champions League Study questionnaire. Results: This study included 310 male athletes from ten teams, aged 26.53±4.75 years, height 180.93±6.49 cm, and weight 79.32±8.29 kg, with a 4-month follow-up. Ninety-two injuries were recorded, representing a prevalence of 29.68% injuries. The body part most frequently injured was the lower limbs (86.9%). The main types of injuries were muscle tear/strain (37.0%), sprain/ligament (19.6%), and other injuries (14.1%). The injuries were mainly caused during run/sprint (33.7%), kick (12.0%) and jumping/landing (6.5%). The incidences of injuries were 15.88±8.57, 2.04±1.09, and 3.65±1.50 injuries/1000h of exposure during matches, training, and matches/training, respectively. Time-loss over the season was between 1 and 50 days, and the severity of the injuries was as follows: light (25%), minor (22.8%), moderate (43.5%) and severe (8.7%). Conclusion: This study suggests that there is a higher incidence of injuries during matches compared to training, among male regional soccer championship players. The lower limbs are the body part most affected, with a higher prevalence of rupture/strain in the thigh region, during running/sprinting. Level of evidence II; Prospective Cohort Study .

A influência da alta demanda física na ocorrência das principais lesões musculares e ligamentares em atletas profissionais de futebol: Uma revisão sistemática

“…Os estudos selecionados foram tabelados ( Tabela 1 ) 5 6 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 , considerando o nome do autor e ano de publicação, tipo de artigo, título, objetivo do estudo e achados.…”

“…Um estudo com atletas do sexo masculino que competem um torneio regional de futebol buscou investigar a incidência e prevalência de lesões e constatou que os membros inferiores são mais acometidos em relação às demais partes do corpo, representando um total de 86,9%. 6 Outro autor também obteve resultado semelhante em sua pesquisa, obtendo um total de 85,5% das lesões identificadas, acometidas na mesma região anatômica. 5 Os membros inferiores são mais requisitados neste esporte e, por este motivo, as lesões nessa área são mais frequentes.…”

“…Portanto, o conhecimento acerca das lesões surge como estratégia para elaboração de planos que buscam prevenir ou minimizar no contexto esportivo, reduzindo os prejuízos e infelicidades que decorrem do afastamento dos jogadores. 6 7…”

“…Em virtude do crescimento de competições nacionais e internacionais, principalmente com o aumento da quantidade de jogos oficiais, torna-se indispensável o conhecimento acerca dos diversos tipos de lesões que mais acometem os jogadores de futebol, buscando principalmente a profilaxia destas, bem como o cuidado com a saúde e segurança do atleta. 6 Portanto, o presente estudo obteve como objetivo, investigar e abordar a influência da alta demanda física na ocorrência das principais lesões musculares e ligamentares em atletas profissionais de futebol.…”

Injury-Inciting Activities in Male and Female Football Players: A Systematic Review

“…For example, it would be useful to analyse the running phase and the running speed at which injuries occur. In runners, it has been reported that hamstring injuries occur while the athletes are running near their maximal speed [82], but such information has been reported by only four studies here [50,[58][59][60], reporting high-intensity running without specifying the running speed. Furthermore, there is debate on whether running injuries occur during the early stance or the swing phase of running [80,83].…”