The major traumas in youth football

For 4 years we followed a group of football players in the youth division of a professional club, ranging in age from 9 to 19 years, and analyzed the major injuries, i.e., those which required them to be sidelined for at least 4 weeks. We observed 23 sprains, 16 fractures, 16 cases of osteochondrosi...

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Published in:Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA, 2003-11, Vol.11 (6), p.399-402
Main Authors: Volpi, P, Pozzoni, R, Galli, M
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Age Distribution
Ankle Injuries - etiology
Ankle Injuries - therapy
Child
Football - injuries
Fractures, Bone - etiology
Fractures, Bone - therapy
Groin - injuries
Humans
Knee Injuries - etiology
Knee Injuries - therapy
Ligaments, Articular - injuries
Male
Muscle, Skeletal - injuries
Osteochondritis - etiology
Osteochondritis - therapy
Sports injuries
Sprains and Strains - etiology
Sprains and Strains - therapy
Tendon Injuries - etiology
Tendon Injuries - therapy
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Summary:For 4 years we followed a group of football players in the youth division of a professional club, ranging in age from 9 to 19 years, and analyzed the major injuries, i.e., those which required them to be sidelined for at least 4 weeks. We observed 23 sprains, 16 fractures, 16 cases of osteochondrosis, 7 muscle lesions, 6 cases of groin pain (athletic pubalgia), and 4 tendonopathies. The most frequent sites were the knee (n=30) and the ankle (n=11); the trauma factor was predominant (65.2%) with respect to overuse; noncontact traumas were more numerous (63.8%) than those resulting from contrast. Of a total 72 cases 8 regarded goalkeepers, and the remaining 64 cases were distributed among the other positions. As regards the age categories we detected a prevalence of osteochondrosis, traumatic detachments, and some fractures in the younger players, while in the older athletes we observed more sprains, muscle lesions, and tendonopathies.
ISSN:0942-2056
1433-7347
DOI:10.1007/s00167-003-0343-1