Match situations leading to head injuries in professional male football (soccer) - A video-based analysis over 12 years
Objective: To identify risk situations promoting head injuries in professional male football (soccer) and to investigate the impact of a rule change in 2006 punishing elbow-head contacts.
Design: Analysis of video sequences of head events leading to head injury.
Participants: Professional football players of the first male German Bundesliga.
Main Outcome Measures: Observational criteria of head impacts on video recordings (players' actions preceding head injuries, foul play—referee's decision and assessment of rater, ball possession, on-pitch medical treatment, and consequences of head impact).
Results: Three hundred thirty-four head injuries were reported in kicker Sportmagazin corresponding to an incidence rate of 2.25 (95% confidence interval 2.01-2.51) per 1000 player match hours. The injured player predominantly jumped (60%), headed the ball (36%), or ran forwards (20%); the noninjured players mainly jumped (64%), headed the ball (27%), or raised the elbow to the head (23%). Free ball situations (2 players challenge for the ball) caused most of the head injuries (81%). The players' action "raising the elbow" during a head injury seemed to be lower after the rule change.
Conclusions: Jumping for the ball with the intention of heading is the predominant action associated with head injury risk. Head injuries occur most often when players challenge for the ball in a header duel. As head injuries bear the potential risk of long-term health sequelae, the identification of situational circumstances is essential to develop preventative means in the future.
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Aiheet: | urheilulääketiede jalkapallo video Saksa analyysi pää ammattilaisurheilu vamma tilastot |
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Aihealueet: | biologiset ja lääketieteelliset tieteet urheilukilpailut |
Tagging: | Bundesliga |
DOI: | 10.1097/JSM.0000000000000572 |
Julkaisussa: | Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine |
Toimittajat: | W. Meeuwisse |
Julkaistu: |
Calgary
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
2020
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Vuosikerta: | 30 |
Numero: | Suppl. 1 |
Sivuja: | S47-S52 |
Julkaisutyypit: | artikkeli elektroninen julkaisu |
Kieli: | englanti (kieli) |
Taso: | keskitaso |