Injury prevalence and risk factors in a Greek team's professional football (soccer) players: a three consecutive seasons survey

This study investigated the prevalence and risk factors of injuries on a cohort of 123 Greek team's professional football players during three consecutive seasons, 2015/16-to-2017/18. Injuries were assessed and regression analysis was used to evaluate the potential risk factors. Three-quarters...

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Published in:Research in sports medicine 2019-10, Vol.27 (4), p.439-451
Main Authors: Smpokos, Emmanouil, Mourikis, Christos, Theos, Christos, Linardakis, Manolis
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Athletic Injuries - epidemiology
Greece - epidemiology
Humans
Injuries
injury prevalence
Prevalence
Professional football
Rehabilitation
Risk Factors
Soccer
Soccer - injuries
Sports injuries
Young Adult
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Summary:This study investigated the prevalence and risk factors of injuries on a cohort of 123 Greek team's professional football players during three consecutive seasons, 2015/16-to-2017/18. Injuries were assessed and regression analysis was used to evaluate the potential risk factors. Three-quarters of the players were recorded as injured with 2.3 injuries/injured player, and the injury incidence was 55 injuries/1,000 match-playing-exposure-hours. The mean rehabilitation days were 29.3/injured player (95%CI 22.4-36.8) and 13.0/injury (95%CI 8.6-17.4). The majority of injured players has been found to have moderate-to-major/severe injuries and most of the injuries were traumatic than overuse (p 
ISSN:1543-8627
1543-8635
DOI:10.1080/15438627.2018.1553779