Key result
Among professional soccer players in the Saudi league, contact with opponents was the leading cause of cruciate ligament injuries, accounting for 61.9% of cases, with center midfielders and players aged 20-30 years being most susceptible.
Why the study?
The incidences, causes, and recurrence rates of cruciate ligament injuries among players in the Saudi professional soccer league were not well characterized over the past 20 years.
Observational (n=7,000)
Cruciate ligament injuries in the Saudi professional soccer league are predominantly caused by player contact and disproportionately affect younger players and center midfielders.
Descriptive CL injury data in Saudi soccer leaves open prevention targets; prospective studies needed to guide practice.
This study aims to report the incidences and causes of cruciate ligament (CL) injuries in the Saudi professional soccer league in the past 20 years. Additionally, this study is also aimed to measure the association of the most common causes of injuries with age and the rate of injury recurrence in the Saudi professional soccer league. This descriptive epidemiology study combines published information online, TV news, and newspapers, about players and teams in Saudi Professional Soccer League from the year 2000 to 2020. Data were analyzed with graphs and tables of CL injury incidence by club type, frequency of matches, the position of players, age, and causes of injury. In addition, we also assess the recurrence of injury among the players. Our results revealed that CL injury is common among players in the Saudi professional soccer league. Contact with other players or opponents is the leading cause of this injury (61.9%). In terms of players’ position and CL injury, the center midfielder is more susceptible (34.9%) than players in other positions. Age-wise, young players between 20-<25yr (42.9%) and 25–30 years (39.7%) of Soccer age sustain more injuries than older players (14.3%). The incidence of injury among Saudi players during this time was higher than that recorded for the non-Saudi professional player. In our study, we found that CL injury is established among players in the Saudi professional soccer league most of which was due to contact with another player. Our findings can serve as a valuable reference to understand how the frequency of participation in the match, and pressure from media and fans could affect players’ performance and contribute to the cause of injury.
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Khaleel Alyahya (2022) conducted an observational in Cruciate ligament injuries (n=7,000). Professional soccer participation was evaluated on Causes and incidence of cruciate ligament injury. Among professional soccer players in the Saudi league, contact with opponents was the leading cause of cruciate ligament injuries, accounting for 61.9% of cases, with center midfielders and players aged 20-30 years being most susceptible.
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