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Injury incidence rates in womens football: a systematic review and meta-analysis of prospective injury surveillance studies
Univ Coll Dublin, Ireland; Football Assoc Ireland, Ireland.
Univ Coll Dublin, Ireland.
Univ Coll Dublin, Ireland; Univ Coll Dublin, Ireland.
Linköping University, Department of Health, Medicine and Caring Sciences, Division of Prevention, Rehabilitation and Community Medicine. Linköping University, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences. (Football Research Group)ORCID iD: 0000-0002-6883-1471
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2023 (English)In: British Journal of Sports Medicine, ISSN 0306-3674, E-ISSN 1473-0480, Vol. 57, no 8, p. 471-480Article, review/survey (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

Objective To review the literature to establish overall, match and training injury incidence rates (IIRs) in senior (>= 18 years of age) womens football (amateur club, elite club and international). Design Systematic review and meta-analysis of overall, match and training IIRs in senior womens football, stratified by injury location, type and severity. Data sources MEDLINE via PubMed; EMBASE via Ovid; CINAHL via EBSCO and Web of Science were searched from earliest record to July 2021. Eligibility criteria for selecting studies (1) football players participating in a senior womens football league (amateur club or elite club) or a senior womens international football tournament; (2) the study had to report IIRs or provide sufficient data from which this outcome metric could be calculated through standardised equations; (3) a full-text article published in a peer-reviewed journal before July 2021; (4) a prospective injury surveillance study and (5) case reports on single teams were ineligible. Results 17 articles met the inclusion criteria; amateur club (n=2), elite club (n=10), international (n=5). Overall, match and training time-loss IIRs are similar between senior womens elite club football and international football. Time-loss training IIRs in senior womens elite club football and international football are approximately 6-7 times lower than their equivalent match IIRs. Overall time-loss IIRs stratified by injury type in womens elite club football were 2.70/1000 hours (95% CI 1.12 to 6.50) for muscle and tendon, 2.62/1000 hours (95% CI 1.26 to 5.46) for joint and ligaments, and 0.76/1000 hours (95% CI 0.55 to 1.03) for contusions. Due to the differences in injury definitions, it was not possible to aggregate IIRs for amateur club football. Conclusion Lower limb injuries incurred during matches are a substantial problem in senior womens football. The prevention of lower limb joint, ligament, muscle and tendon injuries should be a central focus of injury prevention interventions in senior womens amateur club, elite club and international football. PROSPERO registration number CRD42020162895.

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BMJ PUBLISHING GROUP , 2023. Vol. 57, no 8, p. 471-480
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football; sporting injuries; sports; sports medicine; women
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Sport and Fitness Sciences
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URN: urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-189780DOI: 10.1136/bjsports-2021-105177ISI: 000869132400001PubMedID: 36229168Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85142479204OAI: oai:DiVA.org:liu-189780DiVA, id: diva2:1709296
Available from: 2022-11-08 Created: 2022-11-08 Last updated: 2023-04-05

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