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- Title
Upper extremity injuries in male elite football players.
- Authors
Ekstrand, Jan; Hägglund, Martin; Törnqvist, Henrik; Kristenson, Karolina; Bengtsson, Håkan; Magnusson, Henrik; Waldén, Markus
- Abstract
Purpose: To investigate the epidemiology of upper extremity injuries in male elite football players and to describe their characteristics, incidence and lay-off times. Methods: Between 2001 and 2011, 57 male European elite football teams (2,914 players and 6,215 player seasons) were followed prospectively. Time-loss injuries and exposure to training and matches were recorded on individual basis. Results: In total, 11,750 injuries were recorded, 355 (3 %) of those affected the upper extremities giving an incidence of 0.23 injuries/1,000 h of football. The incidence in match play was almost 7 times higher than in training (0.83 vs. 0.12 injuries/1,000 h, rate ratio 6.7, 95 % confidence interval 5.5-8.3). As much as 32 % of traumatic match injuries occurred as a result of foul play situations. Goalkeepers had a significantly higher incidence of upper extremity injuries compared to outfield players (0.80 vs. 0.16 injuries/1,000 h, rate ratio 5.0, 95 % confidence interval 4.0-6.2). The average absence due to an upper extremity injury was 23 ± 34 days. Conclusions: Upper extremity injuries are uncommon among male elite football players. Goalkeepers, however, are prone to upper extremity injury, with a five times higher incidence compared to outfield players. Level of evidence: II.
- Subjects
FOOTBALL players; EPIDEMIOLOGY; ARM injuries; CONFIDENCE intervals; PUBLIC health; SOCCER goalkeepers; PHYSIOLOGY
- Publication
Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy, 2013, Vol 21, Issue 7, p1626
- ISSN
0942-2056
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s00167-012-2164-6