Why the study?
Does the epidemiology of injuries differ between elite male and female football players?
Population
Elite male and female football players from a single club in the Spanish first division
Comparison
Male sex vs Female sex
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
5 seasons (2010-2015)
Authors
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May inform sex-specific surveillance in elite football; leaves open whether tailored prevention reduces burden.
Does the epidemiology of injuries differ between elite male and female football players?
Injury prevention strategies in elite football should be sex-specific, targeting hamstring and groin injuries in men, and quadriceps and severe knee/ankle ligament injuries in women.
Larruskain et al. (2017) studied this question.
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