Apophyseal injuries in male youth academy footballers show a distal-to-proximal progression with age, with the highest burden in the U12-U16 group at the hip/groin and knee regions, which can inform injury mitigation strategies.
Apophyseal injuries exhibit a distal-to-proximal progression with age, with the highest injury burden observed at the hip/groin and knee regions and in the U12-U16 group. These findings can help inform injury mitigation strategies adopted in youth academy football.
Oxendale et al. (Sun,) studied this question.