The Value of Preseason Screening for Injury Prediction: The Development and Internal Validation of a Multivariable Prognostic Model to Predict Indirect Muscle Injury Risk in Elite Football (Soccer) Players.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In elite football (soccer), periodic health examination (PHE) could provide prognostic factors to predict injury risk.

Objective

To develop and internally validate a prognostic model to predict individualised indirect (non-contact) muscle injury (IMI) risk during a season in elite footballers, only using PHE-derived candidate prognostic factors.

Methods

Routinely collected preseason PHE and injury data were used from 152 players over 5 seasons (1st July 2013 to 19th May 2018). Ten candidate prognostic factors (12 parameters) were included in model development. Multiple imputation was used to handle missing values. The outcome was any time-loss, index indirect muscle injury (I-IMI) affecting the lower extremity. A full logistic regression model was fitted, a

SUBMITTER: Hughes T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7253524 | biostudies-literature | 2020 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature