Department of Biomedical Science and Human Oncology, Aldo Moro University of Bari, Bari, Italy.
Degree course in Sport and Movement Science, School of Medicine, Aldo Moro University of Bari, Bari, Italy.
Inj Prev. 2019 Dec;25(6):501-506. doi: 10.1136/injuryprev-2018-042968. Epub 2018 Oct 15.
Football has a higher injury rate compared with other team sports such as rugby, in terms of two main categories: intrinsic (individual) and extrinsic (environmental) factors. The playing field is an extrinsic risk factor which has been poorly investigated in the literature.
The aim of our study was to define the incidence and risk factors of injuries in a cohort of footballers comparing the role of three different types of playing field (hard court, natural grass or synthetic grass).
This was a cross sectional prevalence study.
The population comprised footballers recruited by a convenience sample; the instrument used for the survey was an anonymous self-administered questionnaire.
267 football players were enrolled (average age 23.4±4.8 years), of whom 33.7% (n=90/267) played on hard court, 33.0% (n=88/267) on natural grass and 33.3% (n=89/267) on synthetic grass. The overall incidence of injury was 40.1 (95% CI 34.1 to 46.8) ×1000 person-years of training, with higher values for ankle and knee injuries. Ankle injuries (aOR 0.4; P=0.021) were associated with playing on natural grass as a protective factor, while playing on natural grass seemed to be a risk factor for muscular injuries (aOR 2.3; P=0.026).
Our study showed a high lifetime prevalence of injury among footballers (57%), in particular among athletes who play and train on a hard court. We have studied a topic poorly investigated previously and provide the opportunity to understand interventions to increase the capacity of stakeholders in preventing injuries.
足球的受伤率比橄榄球等团队运动高，主要分为两类：内在（个体）和外在（环境）因素。球场是一个外在风险因素，在文献中研究得还不够充分。
我们的研究旨在通过比较三种不同类型的球场（硬地、天然草地或人工草地），确定足球运动员的受伤发生率和风险因素。
这是一项横断面患病率研究。
研究对象为通过方便样本招募的足球运动员；调查工具是匿名自我管理问卷。
共纳入 267 名足球运动员（平均年龄 23.4±4.8 岁），其中 33.7%（n=90/267）在硬地、33.0%（n=88/267）在天然草地和 33.3%（n=89/267）在人工草地踢球。训练中受伤的总发生率为 40.1（95%可信区间 34.1 至 46.8）×1000 人年，踝关节和膝关节受伤的发生率较高。踝关节受伤（优势比 0.4；P=0.021）是在天然草地上踢球的保护因素，而在天然草地上踢球似乎是肌肉受伤的危险因素（优势比 2.3；P=0.026）。
我们的研究显示足球运动员（57%）一生中受伤的患病率很高，尤其是在硬地训练和比赛的运动员中。我们研究了一个以前研究不足的课题，为了解如何增加利益相关者预防受伤的能力提供了机会。
