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December 1, 1990British Journal of Sports MedicineOpen Access

Amateur soccer: injuries in relation to field position.

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Population

200 consecutive patients attending the accident and emergency department at King's College Hospital with…

Design

Cross-sectional

Authors

MHM T HuntKing's College - North CarolinaSFSimon Fulford

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Implication

May guide position-specific monitoring in amateur soccer; hypothesis-generating for prospective prevention trials.

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Population
200 consecutive patients attending the accident and emergency department at King's College Hospital with injuries sustained during amateur soccer matches, age range 10 to 45 years, 99% male.
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Outcome
Types of injuries in relation to position of play on the field

In amateur soccer, players directly involved in attack or defence (centre half, centre-forward, full-backs, and goalkeeper) are the most likely to sustain injuries, predominantly to the lower limbs.

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Hunt et al. (1990) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a8845589fc8a8114e4a6f73https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsm.24.4.265
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