ArticleAsian journal of sports medicine2016
A Prospective Analysis of the Injury Incidence of Young Male Professional Football Players on Artificial Turf.
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- Epidemiology of injuries in male and female youth football players: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of sport and health science · 2022Pooled it
- Injury Incidence, Prevalence and Severity in High-Level Male Youth Football: A Systematic Review.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2019Pooled it
- [Incidence of Musculoskeletal Injuries in Natural and Artificial Turfs during the 2024 First Division of Brazilian Football Championship: A Retrospective Study].Revista brasileira de ortopedia · 2026Article
- Incidence of Musculoskeletal Injuries in Natural and Artificial Turfs during the 2024 First Division of Brazilian Football Championship: A Retrospective Study.Revista brasileira de ortopedia · 2026Article
- Epidemiology of Injuries Treated Among Male Youth Football Players During the 2021 Top Cup in Cameroon.Cureus · 2025Article
- Epidemiology and clinical characteristics of football injuries among academy players in Ghana.BMJ open sport & exercise medicine · 2024Article
- Injury incidence and risk factors in youth soccer players: a systematic literature review. Part I: epidemiological analysis.Biology of sport · 2023Review
- Injury incidence and risk factors in youth soccer players: a systematic literature review. Part II: Intrinsic and extrinsic risk factors.Biology of sport · 2023Review
- Growth, maturation and injuries in high-level youth football (soccer): A mini review.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2022Review
- Use of GPS to measure external load and estimate the incidence of muscle injuries in men's football: A novel descriptive study.PloS one · 2022Article
- Elite Athletes and COVID-19 Lockdown: Future Health Concerns for an Entire Sector.Journal of functional morphology and kinesiology · 2020Article
- Playing football on artificial turf as a risk factor for fifth metatarsal stress fracture: a retrospective cohort study.BMJ open · 2019Article
- Epidemiological profile of soccer-related injuries in a state Brazilian championship: An observational study of 2014-15 season.Journal of clinical orthopaedics and traumaArticle
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Abstract
backgroundThe effects of synthetic surfaces on the risk of injuries is still debated in literature and the majority of published data seems to be contradictory. For such reasons the understanding of injury incidence on such surfaces, especially in youth sport, is fundamental for injury prevention.
objectivesThe aim of this study was to prospectively report the epidemiology of injuries in young football players, playing on artificial turfs, during a one sports season. PATIENTS AND
methods80 young male football players (age 16.1 ± 3.7 years; height 174 ± 6.6 cm; weight 64.2 ± 6.3 kg) were enrolled in a prospective cohort study. The participants were then divided in two groups; the first included players age ranging from 17 to 19 (OP) whereas the second included players age ranging from 13 to 16 (YP). Injury incidence was recorded prospectively, according to the consensus statement for soccer.
resultsA total of 107 injuries (35 from the OP and 72 from the YP) were recorded during an exposure time of 83.760 hours (incidence 1.28/1000 per player hours); 22 during matches (incidence 2.84/1000 per player hours, 20.5%) and 85 during training (incidence 1.15/1000 per player hours, 79.5%). Thigh and groin were the most common injury locations (33.6% and 21.5%, respectively) while muscle injuries such as contractures and strains were the most common injury typologies (68.23%). No statistical differences between groups were displayed, except for the rate of severe injuries during matches, with the OP displaying slightly higher rates compared to the YP. Severe injuries accounted for 10.28% of the total injuries reported. The average time lost due to injuries was 14 days. Re-injuries accounted for 4.67% of all injuries sustained during the season.
conclusionsIn professional youth soccer injury rates are reasonably low. Muscle injuries are the most common type of injuries while groin and thigh the most common locations. Artificial turf pitches don't seem to contribute to injury incidence in young football players.
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