Why the study?
Does increased training exposure and professionalism in 2001 compared to 1982 change injury incidence and severity in Swedish male elite football players?
Population
Swedish male elite football players from seasons 1982 and 2001
Comparison
Season 2001 vs Season 1982
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
One season (1982 and 2001)
Authors
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Injury rates unchanged despite greater exposure; extends historical comparisons but leaves open causal factors in elite football.
Does increased training exposure and professionalism in 2001 compared to 1982 change injury incidence and severity in Swedish male elite football players?
Despite an increase in training exposure and a shift towards professionalism over two decades, the injury risk in Swedish elite football remained unchanged.
Hägglund et al. (2003) studied this question.
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