Injury-Inciting Activities in Male and Female Football Players: A Systematic Review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

A comprehensive examination of the sport-specific activities performed around the time of injury is important to hypothesise injury mechanisms, develop prevention strategies, improve management, and inform future investigations. The aim of this systematic review is to summarise the current literature describing the activities performed around the time of injury in football (soccer).

Methods

A systematic search was carried out in PubMed, Web of Science, SPORTDiscus, and OpenGrey. Studies were included if participants were football players aged > 13 years old and the activities performed at the time of injury were reported together with the total number of injuries. Risk of bias was assessed using an adapted version of checklists developed for prevalence studies. Th

SUBMITTER: Aiello F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9807506 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature