Department of Systems Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, University of Rome "Tor Vergata", 00133 Rome, Italy.
Centre of SpaceBio-Medicine, University of Rome "Tor Vergata", 00133 Rome, Italy.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 Sep 5;19(17):11117. doi: 10.3390/ijerph191711117.
The COVID-19 pandemic has shocked the entire planet. The soccer world has also suffered major upheavals, and many professional soccer players have been infected with the virus. The aim of this study was to evaluate the incidence of injuries in Italian Serie A professional soccer players before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: We evaluated the incidence of muscle injuries between four competitive seasons of the Italian Serie A (2016-2017, 2017-2018, and 2018-2019 pre-COVID-19 vs. 2020/2021 post-COVID-19) in professional soccer players. Results: Significant differences were found in muscular injuries between the post-COVID-19 season and the previous seasons ( < 0.001). The median split of the players' positivity duration was of 15 days. The players' long positivity (PLP) group showed a significant number of muscular injuries compared to the players' short positivity (PSP) group ( < 0.0014, ES = 0.81, Large). The total teams' days of positivity were significantly related to the total team number of muscular injuries (r = 0.86; CI 95% 0.66 to 0.94; < 0.0001). In conclusion, this data showed that the competitive season post-COVID-19 lockdown has a higher incidence of muscle injuries in Italian Serie A soccer players compared to the pre-pandemic competitive season.
新冠疫情席卷全球。足球界也经历了重大动荡,许多职业足球运动员感染了病毒。本研究旨在评估意大利甲级联赛职业足球运动员在新冠疫情前后的受伤发生率。方法:我们评估了意大利甲级联赛(2016-2017、2017-2018 和 2018-2019 赛季前新冠疫情和 2020/2021 赛季后新冠疫情期间)职业足球运动员肌肉损伤的发生率。结果:新冠疫情后赛季与前几个赛季的肌肉损伤存在显著差异(<0.001)。球员阳性持续时间的中位数为 15 天。与球员短期阳性(PSP)组相比,球员长期阳性(PLP)组的肌肉损伤数量显著增加(<0.0014,ES=0.81,大)。阳性总天数与肌肉损伤总人数呈显著正相关(r=0.86;CI95%:0.66 至 0.94;<0.0001)。结论:与疫情前的比赛赛季相比,新冠疫情后意大利甲级联赛职业足球运动员的比赛赛季肌肉损伤发生率更高。
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