Nicola Marotta1, Alessandro de Sire2, Alessandra Gimigliano3, Andrea Demeco1, Lucrezia Moggio1, Andrea Vescio4, Teresa Iona5, Antonio Ammendolia1. 1. Unit of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, The Magna Græcia University of Catanzaro, Catanzaro, Italy. 2. Unit of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, The Magna Græcia University of Catanzaro, Catanzaro, Italy - alessandro.desire@unicz.it. 3. ASST Fatebenefratelli-Sacco, Milan, Italy. 4. Section of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Department of General Surgery and Medical Surgical Specialties, University Hospital Policlinico Vittorio Emanuele, University of Catania, Catania, Italy. 5. Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, The Magna Græcia University of Catanzaro, Catanzaro, Italy.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: The aim of this study was to evaluate the influence that COVID-19 lockdown had on the epidemiology of soccer musculoskeletal injuries during 2019/2020 Italian First Football League Serie A in professional football players. METHODS: In this retrospective study we analyzed records from media-based platform (Trasfermarkt, https://www.transfermarkt.com), describing the epidemiology of muscle injuries before and after the first COVID-19 lockdown phases in Italian professional football players. We also classified the severity of the injury as the number of missing days from participation. RESULTS: We assessed a lower prevalence of post-lockdown injuries, albeit showing a similar injury rate at 1000 game-hours (prelockdown: 16.9 [13.0-20.7], post-lockdown: 15.5 [9.9-21.1]; RR=0.92 [0.46-1.8]). All risk ratios for injury rate were not significantly different (P>0.05) between pre- and post-lockdown. CONCLUSIONS: The incidence of muscle injuries has not significantly changed after the first COVID-19 lockdown in Italian professional soccer players. Recognizing injury rates might be crucial for physician to evaluate adequate preventive measures.
BACKGROUND: The aim of this study was to evaluate the influence that COVID-19 lockdown had on the epidemiology of soccer musculoskeletal injuries during 2019/2020 Italian First Football League Serie A in professional football players. METHODS: In this retrospective study we analyzed records from media-based platform (Trasfermarkt, https://www.transfermarkt.com), describing the epidemiology of muscle injuries before and after the first COVID-19 lockdown phases in Italian professional football players. We also classified the severity of the injury as the number of missing days from participation. RESULTS: We assessed a lower prevalence of post-lockdown injuries, albeit showing a similar injury rate at 1000 game-hours (prelockdown: 16.9 [13.0-20.7], post-lockdown: 15.5 [9.9-21.1]; RR=0.92 [0.46-1.8]). All risk ratios for injury rate were not significantly different (P>0.05) between pre- and post-lockdown. CONCLUSIONS: The incidence of muscle injuries has not significantly changed after the first COVID-19 lockdown in Italian professional soccer players. Recognizing injury rates might be crucial for physician to evaluate adequate preventive measures.
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