Injury incidence in elite youth soccer academy athletes: a 3-year retrospective follow up

Serdar Arslan; Engin Dinç

doi:10.19161/etd.1168192

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Elit genç futbol akademisi sporcularında yaralanma insidansı: 3 yıllık geriye dönük takip

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Amaç: Bu çalışmanın amacı, elit futbol akademisi sporcularının maruz kaldığı yaralanmaların insidansını ve özelliklerini araştırmaktı. Gereç ve Yöntem: Ulusal ve uluslararası düzeyde mücadele eden bir futbol kulübünün elit erkek futbol akademisindeki sporcuların 2016-2019 yılları arasındaki sağlık kayıtlarının geriye dönük analizi yapılmıştır. Yaralanmaların nedeni, türü, yeri, tekrarı ve ciddiyeti, yaralanmaların nerede meydana geldiği ve yaralanmalar nedeniyle kaybedilen zaman kaydedildi. Yaralanma insidansı ve prevalansı hesaplandı. Bulgular: Genel olarak, toplam yaralanma insidansı (I) ve sezonal yaralanma insidansı (SIR) 1000 saatte sırasıyla 1.49 (1.33-1.68) ve 8.06 (7.16-0.04) idi. Yaralanma yükü (IB), 11.83 (10.53-13.29) gün ile 51.43 (49.11-53.85) gün arasında değişmekteydi. Yaralanma özellikleri yaş gruplarına göre istatistiksel olarak farklı değildi (p˃0.05). Sonuç: U19 ve U21 yaş gruplarındaki genç futbolcuların, tipik bir futbol sezonunda diğer genç yaş gruplarına göre daha fazla yaralanma yaşadığı görüldü. Daha fazla maç yaralanması olduğu, en çok yaralanan bölgenin uyluk olduğu, kas yaralanmalarının daha sık olduğu ve en sık yaralanan kasın hamstring olduğu sonucuna varıldı.

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Injury incidence in elite youth soccer academy athletes: a 3-year retrospective follow up

Abstract

Aim: The aim of this study was to investigate the incidence and characteristics of injuries suffered by elite soccer academy athletes. Materials and Methods: A retrospective analysis was made of the health records between 2016 and 2019 of athletes in the elite male soccer academy of an elite football club. The cause, type, location, recurrence, and severity of the injuries, where the injuries occured and time lost due to the injuries were recorded. The injury incidence and prevalence were calculated. Results: Overall, total injuries and seasonal incidence rate were 1.49 (1.33-1.68) and 8.06 (7.16-0.04) per 1000 hours, respectively. The injury burden ranged between 11.83 (10.53-13.29) days and 51.43 (49.11-53.85) days. The injury characteristics were not statistically different according to age groups (p˃0.05). Conclusion: Youth soccer players in the U19 and U21 age groups had more injuries than other junior age groups in a typical soccer season. It was concluded that there were more match injuries, the thigh was the most injured area, muscle injuries were more common, and the hamstring was the most frequently injured muscle.

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Primary Language

English

Subjects

Health Care Administration

Journal Section

Research Article

Authors

Serdar Arslan ^*
0000-0002-5070-2524
Türkiye

Engin Dinç
0000-0002-6477-5134
Türkiye

Publication Date

September 12, 2022

Submission Date

November 18, 2021

Acceptance Date

April 14, 2022

Published in Issue

Year 2022 Volume: 61 Number: 3

DOI

https://doi.org/10.19161/etd.1168192

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https://izlik.org/JA55RH82SG

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1.Serdar Arslan, Engin Dinç. Injury incidence in elite youth soccer academy athletes: a 3-year retrospective follow up. EJM. 2022 Sep. 1;61(3):425-33. doi:10.19161/etd.1168192