ArticleActa ortopedica brasileira
EPIDEMIOLOGY OF ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT INJURY IN SOCCER PLAYERS IN THE BRAZILIAN CHAMPIONSHIP.
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- 12.5% of all women's and 7.7% of all men's players from the 2022 and 2023 FIFA World Cups underwent a previous anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction.Journal of experimental orthopaedics · 2025Article
- Ankle Sprains in Brazilian Professional Soccer: Epidemiological Analysis of 126,357 Match Hours.Revista brasileira de ortopedia · 2024Article
- Anterior Cruciate Ligament Ruptures in Russian Premier League Soccer Players During the 2010 to 2021/2022 Competitive Seasons: The Epidemiology and Details of Return to Sports.Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine · 2024Article
- The incidence of anterior cruciate ligament injury in youth and male soccer athletes: an evaluation of 17,108 players over two consecutive seasons with an age-based sub-analysis.Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2023Article
- Epidemiology of Upper Limb Injuries in two major Brazilian Soccer Championships from 2016 to 2019.Journal of experimental orthopaedics · 2022Article
- Influence of type I collagen polymorphisms and risk of anterior cruciate ligament rupture in athletes: a case-control study.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2022Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo evaluate and collect epidemiological data on injuries of the anterior cruciate ligament of the knee in professional soccer players of the Brazilian Championship.
methodsTransversal study, with information extracted from the online data platform www.transfermrkt.com.br (Transfermarkt GmbH & Co. KG), with 5 seasons (2015 - 2019) of the Brazilian championship series A and B being analyzed and revised by 3 researchers.
results52 injuries of the anterior cruciate ligament were detected, with a mean age of 26,3 years, time off due to injury of 244.5 ±31.6 days, regardless of the division. Forwarders and defenders had the highest incidences of injury without statistically significant difference, but they had greater chances than goalkeepers, left/right backs and midfielders.
conclusionThe incidence of injury to the anterior cruciate ligament of the knee in professional football players in the first and second divisions of the Brazilian soccer championship between 2015 and 2019 is 0.414 per 1,000 hours of play, a value similar to described in the literature. The incidence of the injury varies according to the player's field position, being the forwarders and defenders the most injured players.
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