dc.contributor.author | Ekstrand, Jan | |
dc.contributor.author | Spreco, Armin | |
dc.contributor.author | Bengtsson, Håkan | |
dc.contributor.author | Bahr, Roald | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2021-09-22T12:12:02Z | |
dc.date.available | 2021-09-22T12:12:02Z | |
dc.date.created | 2021-06-16T14:56:04Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2021 | |
dc.identifier.citation | British Journal of Sports Medicine. 2021, 55(19), 1084–1091. | en_US |
dc.identifier.issn | 0306-3674 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/11250/2780327 | |
dc.description | This is an open access article distributed in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial (CC BY-NC 4.0) license, which permits others to distribute, remix, adapt, build upon this work non-commercially, and license their derivative works on different terms, provided the original work is properly cited, appropriate credit is given, any changes made indicated, and the use is non-commercial. | en_US |
dc.description.abstract | Background: The UEFA Elite Club Injury Study is the largest and longest running injury surveillance programme in football.
Objective: To analyse the 18-season time trends in injury rates among male professional football players.
Methods: 3302 players comprising 49 teams (19 countries) were followed from 2000–2001 through 2018–2019. Team medical staff recorded individual player exposure and time-loss injuries.
Results: A total of 11 820 time-loss injuries were recorded during 1 784 281 hours of exposure. Injury incidence fell gradually during the 18-year study period, 3% per season for both training injuries (95% CI 1% to 4% decrease, p=0.002) and match injuries (95% CI 2% to 3% decrease, p<0.001). Ligament injury incidence decreased 5% per season during training (95% CI 3% to 7% decrease, p<0.001) and 4% per season during match play (95% CI 3% to 6% decrease, p<0.001), while the rate of muscle injuries remained constant. The incidence of reinjuries decreased by 5% per season during both training (95% CI 2% to 8% decrease, p=0.001) and matches (95% CI 3% to 7% decrease, p<0.001). Squad availability increased by 0.7% per season for training sessions (95% CI 0.5% to 0.8% increase, p<0.001) and 0.2% per season for matches (95% CI 0.1% to 0.3% increase, p=0.001).
Conclusions: Over 18 years: (1) injury incidence decreased in training and matches, (2) reinjury rates decreased, and (3) player availability for training and match play increased. | en_US |
dc.language.iso | eng | en_US |
dc.subject | elite performance | en_US |
dc.subject | epidemiology | en_US |
dc.subject | hamstring | en_US |
dc.subject | injury prevention | en_US |
dc.subject | soccer | en_US |
dc.title | Injury rates decreased in men’s professional football: An 18-year prospective cohort study of almost 12 000 injuries sustained during 1.8 million hours of play | en_US |
dc.type | Peer reviewed | en_US |
dc.type | Journal article | en_US |
dc.description.version | publishedVersion | en_US |
dc.rights.holder | © Author(s) (or their employer(s)) 2021 | en_US |
dc.source.pagenumber | 1084–1091 | en_US |
dc.source.volume | 55 | en_US |
dc.source.journal | British Journal of Sports Medicine | en_US |
dc.source.issue | 19 | en_US |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1136/bjsports-2020-103159 | |
dc.identifier.cristin | 1916203 | |
dc.description.localcode | Institutt for idrettsmedisinske fag / Department of Sports Medicine | en_US |
cristin.ispublished | true | |
cristin.fulltext | original | |
cristin.qualitycode | 2 | |