The Influence of Stud Characteristics of Football Boots Regarding Player Injuries

the main aim of this study was to analyze the relationship between sole pattern parameters of football boots with the frequency of injuries that occur in semiprofessional and amateur footballers. The study sample was composed of 77 male football players. All were at least 18 years old, played at lea...

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Published in:International journal of environmental research and public health 2022-12, Vol.20 (1), p.720
Main Authors: Castillo-Domínguez, Alejandro, Torrontegui-Duarte, Marcelino, Páez-Moguer, Joaquín, Gómez-Del-Pino, Álvaro, Cervera-Garvi, Pablo, Mainer-Pardos, Elena, Lozano, Demetrio, García-Romero, Jerónimo
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Ankle
Ankle Joint
Athletic Injuries - epidemiology
Athletic shoes
Boots
Data collection
Footwear
Humans
Informed consent
Injury analysis
Lower Extremity - injuries
Male
Players
Shoes & boots
Soccer - injuries
Sports injuries
Statistical analysis
Studs
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Summary:the main aim of this study was to analyze the relationship between sole pattern parameters of football boots with the frequency of injuries that occur in semiprofessional and amateur footballers. The study sample was composed of 77 male football players. All were at least 18 years old, played at least 10 h per week, gave signed informed consent to take part and properly completed the Visual Analogue Scale. This study analysed data from each player's medical history, including age, injuries, years of practice, field type and surface condition information. The visual analogic score in semiprofessional players was higher (2.05 ± 2.43) than in amateur players (1.00 ± 1.1). A total of 141 lesions were collected, equivalent to 1.81 injuries for each football player studied ( = 77). The result of the ROC curve indicated that the player's years of practice could predict significantly ( < 0.05) the presence of lower limb injuries, with an area under the curve of 0.714. This study described the predictive capacity of sole pattern characteristics concerning lower limb injuries in amateur and semiprofessional footballers. Football boot variables associated with the number of studs were associated with foot and ankle overload injuries.
ISSN:1660-4601
1661-7827
1660-4601
DOI:10.3390/ijerph20010720