Key result
Preseason assessments including age, previous injury history, and Nordic hamstring strength predicted hamstring injuries by 25.9%, demonstrating limited diagnostic conclusiveness for identifying at-risk players.
Why the study?
Hamstring injury incidence has been increasing in elite soccer players despite interventions, and test batteries evaluating potential risk factors have produced inconclusive results.
What are the incidence and risk factors for hamstring injuries in elite male soccer players?
Population
143 elite male soccer players from 11 teams in Kosovo
Comparison
Injured vs non-injured players
Design
Prospective cohort study
Authors
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Identified factors explain only 25.9% of variance; leaves open need for stronger prognostic models before clinical use.
Cohort (n=143)
Yes
What are the incidence and risk factors for hamstring injuries in elite male soccer players?
p-value: p=<0.05
Preseason laboratory and field-based tests have limited diagnostic conclusiveness for detecting elite soccer players at risk for future hamstring injuries.
Shalaj et al. (2020) conducted a cohort in Hamstring muscle injury (n=143). Preseason health and fitness assessment (including strength and functional tests) vs. Players without specific risk factors was evaluated on Incidence and predictors of hamstring injuries (p=<0.05). Preseason assessments including age, previous injury history, and Nordic hamstring strength predicted hamstring injuries by 25.9%, demonstrating limited diagnostic conclusiveness for identifying at-risk players.
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