The Physician and sportsmedicine · 2025
One competitive season of injuries in professional football: a retrospective study from a Portuguese first league team.
СтатьяНаблюдательное исследованиеНазвание и аннотация: Перевод в очереди
Обработка статьи · этапы, ошибки и управление
Загрузка состояния…
Ошибки и ограничения
История · было → стало
Состояние обновляется каждые 5 секунд, пока блок открыт. Процент показывается только там, где известен объём работы. Пауза останавливает продолжение этапа; текущий запрос к источнику может завершиться.
Moeda Frederico, Saraiva Alexandre João, Marçal Telmo, Celeirós João, Amaro João, Barbosa Ricardo, Barão Gustavo, Lopes Bernardo, Alves João, Hatia Madjer
Аннотация
OBJECTIVES: To describe the injury profile of a Portuguese professional football team over one competitive season, focusing on the type, severity, mechanism, timing, and management of time-loss injuries.
DESIGN: This is a retrospective, observational study based on a single professional team from the Portuguese first football league. The study was conducted over one full competitive season (2024/2025).
METHODS: All time-loss injuries resulting in missed official matches were included. Collected data included player demographics, injury type, anatomical location, mechanism (traumatic or overuse), recurrence, time-loss duration, and the use of image-guided interventional procedures. Injuries were diagnosed using clinical evaluation and confirmed by imaging (ultrasound, X-ray or Magnetic Resonance Imaging). Descriptive statistics were used.
RESULTS: A total of 26 injuries were recorded, corresponding to an overall incidence of 2.1 injuries per 1000 hours of player exposure (training: 1.5/1000 h; match: 13.5/1000 h; incidence rate ratio = 9.0). Muscle injuries of the hip and thigh were most common (n = 14, 53.8%), particularly hamstring (n = 6) and adductor strains (n = 4). Traumatic mechanisms accounted for 92.3% (n = 24) of cases, while 2 were overuse injuries. Sixteen injuries (61.5%) occurred during training and 8 (30.8%) during matches. The mean time-loss was 20.8 days, corresponding to 4.2 matches missed per injury. Injury peaks were observed in February and April. Defenders were the most affected (n = 15, 57.7%). Four players underwent ultrasound-guided procedures, including three platelet-rich plasma (PRP) injections and one corticosteroid plus hyaluronic acid injection, all with favorable outcomes and return to play.
CONCLUSIONS: This study reinforces the importance of context-specific surveillance to guide injury prevention and treatment. The predominance of traumatic training injuries and successful application of image-guided interventions highlight key considerations for elite football medical teams.
DESIGN: This is a retrospective, observational study based on a single professional team from the Portuguese first football league. The study was conducted over one full competitive season (2024/2025).
METHODS: All time-loss injuries resulting in missed official matches were included. Collected data included player demographics, injury type, anatomical location, mechanism (traumatic or overuse), recurrence, time-loss duration, and the use of image-guided interventional procedures. Injuries were diagnosed using clinical evaluation and confirmed by imaging (ultrasound, X-ray or Magnetic Resonance Imaging). Descriptive statistics were used.
RESULTS: A total of 26 injuries were recorded, corresponding to an overall incidence of 2.1 injuries per 1000 hours of player exposure (training: 1.5/1000 h; match: 13.5/1000 h; incidence rate ratio = 9.0). Muscle injuries of the hip and thigh were most common (n = 14, 53.8%), particularly hamstring (n = 6) and adductor strains (n = 4). Traumatic mechanisms accounted for 92.3% (n = 24) of cases, while 2 were overuse injuries. Sixteen injuries (61.5%) occurred during training and 8 (30.8%) during matches. The mean time-loss was 20.8 days, corresponding to 4.2 matches missed per injury. Injury peaks were observed in February and April. Defenders were the most affected (n = 15, 57.7%). Four players underwent ultrasound-guided procedures, including three platelet-rich plasma (PRP) injections and one corticosteroid plus hyaluronic acid injection, all with favorable outcomes and return to play.
CONCLUSIONS: This study reinforces the importance of context-specific surveillance to guide injury prevention and treatment. The predominance of traumatic training injuries and successful application of image-guided interventions highlight key considerations for elite football medical teams.