Key result
Elite female soccer participation resulted in an overall injury incidence of 5.1 injuries per 1000 hours, with a higher risk during match play (14.4) than training (3.9).
Observational (n=22)
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In a Spanish elite female soccer team, the overall injury incidence was 5.1 per 1000 hours, with ankle sprains being the most common injury and the highest injury frequencies occurring at the beginning and end of the season.
Highlights elevated match injury risk in elite female soccer; extends epidemiology but leaves open need for interventional trials.
The aim of this study was to examine the injury incidence and characteristics of a Spanish female elite soccer team (n=22 players) during an entire competitive season. Time loss injuries and individual exposure times were recorded during all team training sessions and matches during the 2009-2010 season, following the Union des Associations Europennes de Football (UEFA) consensus statement on injury definitions and data collection procedures in studies of soccer injuries. The overall injury risk was 5.1 injuries per 1000 hours. The incidence of injury during training and match play was 3.9 and 14.4 injuries per 1000 hours, respectively. The number of injuries was not (P<0.05) uniformly distributed during all the months of the season as the first (August) and last two (April and May) months presented the highest injury frequency. A player sustained, on average, 1.7 injuries per season and missed 1.5 competitive matches. Ankle sprain was the most common (31%) injury diagnosis and, together with knee sprains, caused two thirds of total match absence. The present study showed the injury incidence and characteristics of a Spanish female elite soccer team during one competitive season. Training workloads should be monitored and controlled in the critical periods of the season. Specific injury prevention strategies should be implemented for female players to reduce the risk of incurring the most common injuries. .
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Javier Mallo (2014) conducted an observational in Soccer injuries (n=22). Elite female soccer participation was evaluated on Overall injury incidence per 1000 hours of football exposure. Elite female soccer participation resulted in an overall injury incidence of 5.1 injuries per 1000 hours, with a higher risk during match play (14.4) than training (3.9).
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