Injuries of Veteran Football (Soccer) Players in Germany

There is a lack of injury data for the population of veteran football players. Therefore, a prospective study was conducted to investigate injury incidences and characteristics. Over one season, injuries and exposure of 18 teams (n = 265 players, age: 44.2±7.3 years, BMI: 26.6±3.2 kg/m 2 ) were docu...

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Published in:Research in sports medicine 2015-04, Vol.23 (2), p.215-226
Main Authors: Hammes, Daniel, Aus Der Fünten, Karen, Kaiser, Stephanie, Frisen, Eugen, Dvorák, Jirí, Meyer, Tim
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Age Factors
Aged
amateur
Athletic Injuries - epidemiology
Athletic Injuries - etiology
elderly
football
Germany - epidemiology
Humans
Incidence
injury
injury risk
Lower Extremity - injuries
Male
Middle Aged
Muscle, Skeletal - injuries
Physical Conditioning, Human - adverse effects
Prospective Studies
Soccer - injuries
veteran
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Summary:There is a lack of injury data for the population of veteran football players. Therefore, a prospective study was conducted to investigate injury incidences and characteristics. Over one season, injuries and exposure of 18 teams (n = 265 players, age: 44.2±7.3 years, BMI: 26.6±3.2 kg/m 2 ) were documented. Sixty-three players sustained a total of 88 injuries during the season. The incidence of training injuries (4.5 per 1000 hours) was significantly lower than of match injuries (24.7 per 1000 hours). The majority of injuries (n = 73; 83%) were located at the lower extremities, 52 (47%) were muscle injuries. The injury incidence of veteran football players is similar to other male football players of different skill levels and age groups, indicating a need for the implementation of preventive measures. Prevention programmes should consider the specific injury characteristics, with more muscle injuries in this population compared with younger football players.
ISSN:1543-8627
1543-8635
DOI:10.1080/15438627.2015.1005295