Why the study?
The study aimed to evaluate injury data from the national statutory accident insurance for the two highest divisions in German male football across three consecutive seasons to assess inter-season, inter-division, and inter-team differences.
Professional male football players in Germany experience a high injury burden of 2.7 injuries per player per season, with significant variation between teams.
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Injury burden varies substantially across elite German football teams; leaves open modifiable risk factors and prevention targets for prospective study.
Klein et al. (2019) studied this question.
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