2017
DOI: 10.1590/1980-5918.030.s01.ao24
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Abstract: Introduction: In soccer, the players’ positions have been associated with specific functional overload, which may cause sports injuries. Objective: To investigate the occurrence and characterize sport injuries according to soccer player position. Methods: 232 male soccer players (129 professionals and 103 amateurs) from different sport teams in Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil, were distributed in groups according to their soccer player position. Besides anthropometric characteristics, sports injuries were registere… Show more

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“…The result indicates that the maximum number of injury was occurred in defensive and midfield players. In opposite of this study, the previous finding of epidemiological study indicated that the greater prevalence of sports injuries was occurred in strikers (Carling, et al, 2010;Fachina, et al, 2013;Onaka, et al, 2017), while another study shown that equivalent prevalence of injury among all soccer positions (Dauty and Collon, 2011). As presented in table 1, the most predominant occurred injury was strain in a total of 148 injuries all playing positions, while midfield players sustained the maximum numbers of strain (55; 37.2%), followed by strikers (44; 29.7%), defensive players (43; 29.1%) and goalkeepers (6; 4%).…”
Section: Results and Discussion:-contrasting
confidence: 59%
“…Several studies have reported soccer injury profiles, including the prevalence, type, severity, location, injured tissue, and injury patterns, in youth and adult players in different countries [ 9 , 10 ]. These characteristics seem to be affected by multiple intrinsic and extrinsic factors, including age, sex, player position, professional status, team division, playing surface, and history of previous injuries [ 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 ]. Player sex may play a role in injury incidence because of the difference between males and females in the nature and demand of sports, the level of sport participation, physiological factors, and psychological factors [ 15 , 16 , 17 ].…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%