Almeida Gonçalo G, Afonso P Diana
Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Kantonsspital St. Gallen, Rorschacherstrasse 95, 9007, St. Gallen, Switzerland.
Musculoskeletal Imaging Unit, Radiology Department, Hospital da Luz, Grupo Luz Saúde, Lisbon, Portugal.
Skeletal Radiol. 2025 Apr;54(4):731-741. doi: 10.1007/s00256-024-04630-6. Epub 2024 Mar 5.
Soccer is a global widespread sport with a high injury rate, mostly to the lower limbs. Even though upper limb injuries are much less common among soccer players, their prevalence has increased in recent years. This is due to several reasons/factors, including new and more aggressive tactics, a rise in the number of younger players with different levels of skeletal maturation, and due to the growth of women's participation in sports, which is in line with the fast progression in the degree of professionalism in women's soccer. This review paper aims to (a) describe the most common injuries in the shoulder, arm, and elbow in soccer players and (b) to show the role of different imaging modalities in diagnosing upper extremity injuries that can occur in this sport. Familiarity with these injuries and their mechanisms will lead to a quicker diagnosis and correct reporting of imaging of soccer players.
足球是一项全球广泛开展的运动,受伤率很高,主要集中在下肢。尽管上肢受伤在足球运动员中不太常见,但近年来其发生率有所上升。这是由几个原因/因素导致的,包括新的、更具攻击性的战术,骨骼成熟程度不同的年轻球员数量增加,以及女性参与体育运动的人数增长,这与女子足球职业化程度的快速提高是一致的。这篇综述文章旨在(a)描述足球运动员肩部、手臂和肘部最常见的损伤,以及(b)展示不同成像方式在诊断这项运动中可能发生的上肢损伤方面的作用。熟悉这些损伤及其机制将有助于更快地诊断并正确报告足球运动员的影像检查结果。