Preseason intrinsic risk factors—associated odds estimate the exposure to proximal lower limb injury throughout the season among professional football players

Background/aimFootball players frequently face the occurrence of non-contact musculoskeletal injuries. The purpose of the study was to verify whether the evaluation of combined risk factors could produce a score system to determine the probability of injury in football players during the Brazilian f...

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Published in:BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine 2018, Vol.4 (1), p.e000334-e000334
Main Authors: Liporaci, Rogério Ferreira, Saad, Marcelo Camargo, Bevilaqua-Grossi, Débora, Riberto, Marcelo
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
ACL
Athletes
Injury prevention
Knee
Ligaments
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Rehabilitation
Risk factors
Soccer
sporting injuries
Sports injuries
sports rehabilitation programs
Tournaments & championships
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Summary:Background/aimFootball players frequently face the occurrence of non-contact musculoskeletal injuries. The purpose of the study was to verify whether the evaluation of combined risk factors could produce a score system to determine the probability of injury in football players during the Brazilian football season.MethodsSixty-two male professional soccer players recruited from the first and second division soccer teams, with ages between 18 and 36 years. Functional performance evaluations were carried out at the beginning of the preseason which included strength and jumping tests, history of injuries and characteristics of athletes.Results and conclusionsThe results were grouped and a score/monogram was constructed.
ISSN:2055-7647
2055-7647
DOI:10.1136/bmjsem-2017-000334