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SynthesisInternational journal of environmental research and public health2021

Hamstring Strain Injury (HSI) Prevention in Professional and Semi-Professional Football Teams: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Carlo Biz, Pietro Nicoletti, Giovanni Baldin, Nicola Luigi Bragazzi, Alberto Crimì, Pietro Ruggieri

Registry-linked trialOpen access · goldAbstract readMeta-AnalysisSystematic Review
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Synthesis in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06490354 (Effectiveness of the Use of Lightback in Conventional Football Training. Randomised Clinical Trial.), which is not on this map. Cited by 35 papers, 6 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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35citing papers in PubMed, 6 pooled it
8.7field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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NCT06490354 nacompletednot on this mapstarted 2024, after this paper: background citation

Effectiveness of the Use of Lightback in Conventional Football Training. Randomised Clinical Trial.

TypeinterventionalSponsorUniversidad Católica de ÁvilaRan2024 to 2025Enrolled40ConditionsInjury, HipArmsLightback group, Conventional treatment
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

35 citing papers in PubMed, 6 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 69 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Carlo BizOrthopedics and Orthopedic Oncology, Department of Surgery, Oncology and Gastroenterology (DiSCOG), University of Padua, 35128 Padua, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-8517-0057
Pietro NicolettiOrthopedics and Orthopedic Oncology, Department of Surgery, Oncology and Gastroenterology (DiSCOG), University of Padua, 35128 Padua, Italy.
Giovanni BaldinOrthopedics and Orthopedic Oncology, Department of Surgery, Oncology and Gastroenterology (DiSCOG), University of Padua, 35128 Padua, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-9698-3483
Nicola Luigi BragazziDepartment of Mathematics and Statistics, Laboratory for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (LIAM), York University, Toronto, ON M3J 1P3, Canada.ORCID 0000-0001-8409-868X
Alberto CrimìOrthopedics and Orthopedic Oncology, Department of Surgery, Oncology and Gastroenterology (DiSCOG), University of Padua, 35128 Padua, Italy.
Pietro RuggieriOrthopedics and Orthopedic Oncology, Department of Surgery, Oncology and Gastroenterology (DiSCOG), University of Padua, 35128 Padua, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-9617-9882
University of Padua · ITYork University · CA

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Hamstring Strain Injuries (HSIs) are the most common type of lesion in professional footballers and the leading cause of absence days from sports. However, recent studies have shown that high-level football teams apparently do not apply any HSI prevention protocol. The aim of the study was to determine the effect of preventive strategies and protocols in reducing the incidence of hamstring muscle injuries in professional and semi-professional football teams. A literature search of PubMed/MEDLINE, ISI/Web of Science and Scopus databases was conducted with the keywords "hamstring* and (injury* or strain) and prevent* and (soccer or football)". Quality and bias assessment was completed through the Kennelly modified scale. The Injury Incidence Rate (IIR) and the Incidence Rate Ratio (IRR) were assessed in the statistical analysis. In the meta-analysis, data were extracted, pooled and analysed with "Comprehensive Meta-Analysis Version 3.3.070" software. In total, 8 of the 1017 original search studies met the inclusion criteria of this review. The total exposure of the studies was 170,221.8 h, while the number of HSIs recorded was 165 in the intervention groups and 224 in the control groups. The average score of the quality assessment was 23.6/34. The meta-analysis of six of the eight included studies provided strong evidence that interventions are effective in reducing hamstring injuries. The IRR of the effect size was 0.443, with

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Athletic InjuriesHamstring MusclesLeg InjuriesSoccerHumansfootballhamstringinjuriespreventionprofessional

Identifiers

PMID34444026
PMCPMC8394329
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