ORTHOPEDIC INJURIES IN SOCCER - AN ANALYSIS OF A PROFESSIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT IN BRAZIL

• Autor(a) principal: SOUZA,RAFAEL FONSECA RODRIGUES DE
• Data de Publicação: 2017
• Outros Autores: MAININE,SERGIO, SOUZA,FABIANO FONSECA RODRIGUES DE, ZANON,ENRICO MONTORSI, NISHIMI,ALEXANDRE YUKIO, DOBASHI,EIFFEL TSUYOSHI, FERNANDES,FÁBIO ARAÚJO
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Acta Ortopédica Brasileira (Online)
• Texto Completo: http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-78522017000500216
• topic: Soccer; Athletic injuries; Wounds and injuries

ABSTRACT Objective: To analyze the incidence of orthopedic injuries which occurred during a professional soccer championship in São Paulo, Brazil in 2010. Methods: This assessment collected data from the pre-season until the final stage of the championship. Results: We analyzed 227 professional players from eight of the top teams in this championship. Data were obtained for 71.02% of all games. The athletes were all male with a mean age of 23.1 years; the average number of injuries was 1.6 per athlete, with muscle injuries and sprains resulting from indirect origin predominating in the legs. Conclusion: Injuries were more frequent in forwards and outside backs, and players generally returned to play within one week of treatment. Level of Evidence III, Study of Non Consecutive Patients; Without Consistently Applied Reference “Gold” Standard.