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February 2, 2004The American Journal of Sports Medicine

Risk Factors for Injuries in Football

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Why the study?

What are the risk factors for injury in elite football players from Iceland?

Population

Elite football players from Iceland

Design

Other

Authors

ÁÁÁrni ÁrnasonUniversity of IcelandSSStefán B. SigurðssonUniversity of AkureyriÁGÁrni GuðmundssonOslo Sports Trauma Research Center

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Implication

Supports targeted prevention in older players with prior injury; extends risk factor data to Icelandic elites but leaves generalizability open.

Structured PICO

What are the risk factors for injury in elite football players from Iceland?

P
Population
Elite football players from Iceland
O
Outcome
Injury

Age and previous injury are the primary risk factors for injury in elite Icelandic football players.

Cite This Study

Árnason et al. (2004) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69e076493dcc343e9cc11eefhttps://doi.org/10.1177/0363546503258912
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