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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
Injury and illness epidemiology in professional Asian football: Lower general incidence and burden but higher ACL and hamstring injury burden compared with Europe
British Journal of Sports Medicine, Volume 56, No. 1, Year 2022
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Background While football injury and illness epidemiology surveillance at professional club level in Europe is available, epidemiological data from other continents are lacking. Purpose Investigating injury and illness epidemiology in professional Asian football. Study design Descriptive prospective study. Methods Professional teams from the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) league were followed prospectively for three consecutive AFC seasons (2017 through 2019, 13 teams per season, 322 team months). Time-loss injuries and illnesses in addition to individual match and training exposure were recorded using standardised digital tools in accordance with international consensus procedures. Results In total, 232 665 hours of exposure (88.6% training and 11.4% matches) and 1159 injuries were recorded; 496 (42.8%) occurred during matches, 610 (52.6%) during training; 32 (2.8%) were reported as â € not applicable' and for 21 injuries (1.8%) information was missing. Injury incidence was significantly greater during match play (19.2±8.6 injuries per 1000 hours) than training (2.8±1.4, p<0.0001), resulting in a low overall incidence of 5.1±2.2. The injury burden for match injuries was greater than from training injuries (456±336 days per 1000 hours vs 54±34 days, p<0.0001). The two specific injuries causing the greatest burden were complete ACL ruptures (0.14 injuries (95% CI 0.9 to 0.19) and 29.8 days lost (29.1 to 30.5) per 1000 hours) and hamstring strains (0.86 injuries (0.74 to 0.99) and 17.5 days (17.0 to 18.1) lost per 1000 hours). Reinjuries constituted 9.9% of all injuries. Index injuries caused 22.6±40.8 days of absence compared with 25.1±39 for reinjuries (p=0.62). The 175 illnesses recorded resulted in 1.4±2.9 days of time loss per team per month. Conclusion Professional Asian football is characterised by an overall injury incidence similar to that reported from Europe, but with a high rate of ACL ruptures and hamstring injury, warranting further investigations. © 2022 BMJ Publishing Group. All rights reserved.
Authors & Co-Authors
Tabben, Montassar
Qatar, Doha
Aspetar Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Hospital
Eirale, Cristiano
Qatar, Doha
Aspetar Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Hospital
Bahr, Roald M.
Qatar, Doha
Aspetar Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Hospital
Norway, Oslo
Norges Idrettshøgskole
Chamari, K.
Qatar, Doha
Aspetar Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Hospital
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Citations: 18
Authors: 4
Affiliations: 3
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1136/bjsports-2020-102945
ISSN:
03063674
Research Areas
Violence And Injury
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study
Cohort Study