Uncovering injuries in Brazilian elite women's football : A prospective cohort study

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OBJECTIVES: To elucidate the injury profile in Brazilian elite women's football.

DESIGN: Prospective cohort study.

METHODS: Time-loss injuries, along with match and training exposure, were monitored throughout a full season in four Brazilian elite clubs.

RESULTS: Sixty-three out of 133 players (47 %) sustained 112 time-loss injuries along the season, leading to 0.8 injuries per player on average. The overall injury incidence rate was 5.0 injuries per 1000 h of exposure. Sudden onset injuries occurred at a rate of 4.2/1000 h of overall exposure, with rates of 15.9/1000 h during matches and 2.9/1000 h during training sessions. Forty-eight percent of the time-loss injuries were attributed to non-contact events. Gradual onset injuries accounted for 16 % of the injuries, resulting in a rate of 0.8/1000 h of overall exposure. The most affected locations were knee and thigh (29 % of all injuries for each), followed by ankle (17 %) and hip/groin (13 %). Muscle/tendon was the most affected tissue (47 % of all injuries), followed by ligament/joint capsule (33 %), bone (10 %), and cartilage/synovium/bursa (7 %). Ankle sprains, hamstring strains, and anterior cruciate ligament injuries accounted for over one-third of the injuries. Mild, moderate, and severe injuries account for 40 %, 43 %, and 17 % of cases, respectively. Overall, 18 % of cases were categorized as re-injuries, and 40 % of those occurred within 2 months of the index injury.

CONCLUSIONS: This study provides the initial understanding into the injury profile of Brazilian elite women's football. This information should serve as a guiding resource for injury prevention programs.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:27

Enthalten in:

Journal of science and medicine in sport - 27(2024), 4 vom: 15. Apr., Seite 228-233

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Gasparin, Gabriela Bissani [VerfasserIn]
Ribas, Letícia Oscar [VerfasserIn]
Flores, Hebert Nunes [VerfasserIn]
Bueno, Gabriela Breder de Barros [VerfasserIn]
Vrkoslaw, Luana [VerfasserIn]
Bittencourt, Natalia Franco Netto [VerfasserIn]
Baroni, Bruno Manfredini [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Epidemiology
Female
Injury
Journal Article
Soccer

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Date Completed 15.04.2024

Date Revised 15.04.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.jsams.2024.01.008

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM368260364