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March 20, 2007Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology ArthroscopyOpen Access

Football injuries during European Championships 2004–2005

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Why the study?

Does match play increase injury incidence compared to training in European Championship football players?

Population

672 players from the national teams of all 32 countries that qualified to the men's European Championship…

Comparison

Match play vs Training

Design

Cohort

Follow-up

during the tournaments

Authors

MWMarkus WaldénLinköping UniversityMHMartin HägglundLinköping UniversityJEJan EkstrandLinköping University

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Implication

Match play markedly elevates injury incidence in elite football; extends prior observations to international championships while leaving targeted prevention open.

Structured PICO

Does match play increase injury incidence compared to training in European Championship football players?

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Population
672 players from the national teams of all 32 countries that qualified to the men's European Championship 2004, the women's European Championship 2005 and the men's Under-19 European Championship 2005
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Intervention
Match play
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Comparator
Training
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Outcome
Injury incidence (time loss injuries)

Injury incidence in international football is significantly higher during matches than training, with similar rates across men's, women's, and youth championships.

Cite This Study

Waldén et al. (2007) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a105e854fb650da4fff5ce3https://doi.org/10.1007/s00167-007-0290-3
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