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Epidemiology of Muscle Injuries in Professional Football (Soccer)
The American Journal of Sports Medicine · 2011 · Vol. 39(6) · pp. 1226–1232
Jan Ekstrand✉(Linköping University)Martin Hägglund(Linköping University)Markus Waldén(Linköping University)
Abstract
Muscle injuries are a substantial problem for players and their clubs. They constitute almost one third of all time-loss injuries in men's professional football, and 92% of all injuries affect the 4 big muscle groups in the lower limbs.
Sports injuries and preventionCardiovascular Effects of ExerciseSports Performance and TrainingFootballMedicineIncidence (geometry)Physical therapyLeagueInjury preventionEpidemiologyTeam sportMuscle damagePoison control
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AdultAthletic InjuriesEuropeHumansLeg InjuriesMaleRecurrenceSoccerCohort StudiesIncidencePrevalenceMuscle, SkeletalYoung Adult
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