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Hamstring injuries have increased by 4% annually in men's professional football, since 2001: a 13-year longitudinal analysis of the UEFA Elite Club injury study
British Journal of Sports Medicine · 2016 · Vol. 50(12) · pp. 731–737
Jan Ekstrand✉(Linköping University)Markus Waldén(Linköping University)Martin Hägglund(Linköping University)
Abstract
Training-related hamstring injury rates have increased substantially since 2001 but match-related injury rates have remained stable. The challenge is for clubs to reduce training-related hamstring injury rates without impairing match performance.
Sports injuries and preventionCardiovascular Effects of ExerciseInjury Epidemiology and PreventionHamstringHamstring injuryMedicineFootballInjury preventionPhysical therapyPoison controlOccupational safety and healthAthletesDemography
MeSH terms
AbsenteeismHamstring MusclesAthletic InjuriesEpidemiologic MethodsEuropeHumansMaleRecurrenceSoccerCost of Illness
Funding
- Linköpings Universitet
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