Neil Jain1, David Murray2, Steve Kemp3, James Calder4. 1. Joint Preservation Centre, University of British Columbia, Wesbrook Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 2B5, Canada. Electronic address: neiljain@ymail.com. 2. Department of Trauma & Orthopaedics, Stepping Hill Hospital, Poplar Grove, Stockport, Cheshire SK2 7JE, United Kingdom. 3. The Football Association, St George's Park, Newborough Road, Needwood, Burton Upon Trent, Staffordshire DE13 9PD, United Kingdom. 4. Department of Trauma & Orthopaedics, Chelsea & Westminster Hospital, Fulham Road, London SW10 9NH, United Kingdom.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Foot and ankle injuries are common in football. Prevention strategies exist in order to decrease the incidence of such injuries and minimize the number of days that a player is unavailable for selection. METHODS: Injuries were recorded over a 4-season period while the team was playing in the English Premier League (EPL). We present the epidemiology of foot and ankle injuries within a professional football club and offer a calculation that may be of use in the future to identify areas of injury prevention. RESULTS: Anterior Talo-Fibular Ligament (ATFL) injuries and fifth metatarsal fractures were of high impact as they were both common and resulted in significant time periods where the player was unavailable. CONCLUSIONS: This is the first time an EPL club has been prepared to publish data regarding injury. Our findings may be used by others to focus their prevention strategies on the injuries with the highest impact.
BACKGROUND: Foot and ankle injuries are common in football. Prevention strategies exist in order to decrease the incidence of such injuries and minimize the number of days that a player is unavailable for selection. METHODS:Injuries were recorded over a 4-season period while the team was playing in the English Premier League (EPL). We present the epidemiology of foot and ankle injuries within a professional football club and offer a calculation that may be of use in the future to identify areas of injury prevention. RESULTS: Anterior Talo-Fibular Ligament (ATFL) injuries and fifth metatarsal fractures were of high impact as they were both common and resulted in significant time periods where the player was unavailable. CONCLUSIONS: This is the first time an EPL club has been prepared to publish data regarding injury. Our findings may be used by others to focus their prevention strategies on the injuries with the highest impact.
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