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Injury incidence and injury patterns in professional football: the UEFA injury study
British Journal of Sports Medicine · 2009 · Vol. 45(7) · pp. 553–558
Jan Ekstrand✉(Linköping University)Martin Hägglund(Linköping University)Markus Waldén(Linköping University)
Abstract
The training and match injury incidences were stable over seven seasons. The risk of injury increased with time in each half of matches.
Sports injuries and preventionShoulder Injury and TreatmentCardiovascular Effects of ExerciseFootballInjury preventionIncidence (geometry)Poison controlOccupational safety and healthMedicineSuicide preventionHuman factors and ergonomicsMedical emergencySports injury
MeSH terms
AdultAthletic InjuriesDangerous BehaviorJoint DislocationsEuropeHumansMaleMusculoskeletal SystemRecurrenceCumulative Trauma DisordersRisk FactorsSoccerSprains and StrainsTime FactorsIncidence
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