Precompetition Orthopedic Assessment of International Elite Football Players

Junge, Astrid; Grimm, Katharina; Nina, Feddermann; Dvořák, Jiří

doi:10.1097/jsm.0b013e3181b21b56

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“…Males, on the other hand, are more likely to have groin-associated pathology such as sports hernia symptoms or hamstring injuries. 26 In a current analysis of the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil, Junge and Dvorak documented 1.6 injuries/match or 104 in total. Sixty-four (63.4%) injuries were caused by direct contact with another player.…”

Section: Injurymentioning

confidence: 95%

Osteoarthritis in Football

et al. 2016

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Football is currently the most popular sporting activity in the world. Multiple reports have shown that a high incidence of osteoarthritis is found in football players. Evidence clearly shows that traumatic injury significantly predisposes players for such pathophysiology. Injuries are frequent in amateur as well as professional football players, with knee and ankle accounting for the most severe injuries. Many professional athletes lose playing time due to injuries and many are forced into early retirement. Posttraumatic osteoarthritis is a common finding among ex-football players with numbers well above the normal population. Today's surgical techniques are advanced and capable of restoring the joint to a certain extent. However, a restitution ad integrum is reached only in very rare cases. Professional football players that return to play after serious injuries perform their extremely strenuous activity on morphologically compromised joints. Incomplete rehabilitation and pressure to return to play after an injurious event clearly put the athlete at an even higher risk for joint degeneration. Prevention strategies, improved surgical management, strict rehabilitation, as well as future aspects such as early suppression of inflammation, personalized medicine, and predictive genomics DNA profiling are needed to reduce incidence and improve the health perspectives of football players.

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Section: Injurymentioning

confidence: 95%

Osteoarthritis in Football

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Benefits and limitations of cardiovascular pre-competition screening in international football

et al. 2009

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Cardiovascular pre-competition screening proved feasible in international elite football teams, but turned out to be vital to ensure high quality of data, particularly with regard to stress testing and echocardiography. The screening concept was revised mainly to improve completeness and quality of data acquisition. Resting ECG and echocardiography were retained, but it is questionable if exercise testing should be included in this context.

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