127 / 245
DOS Kongressen 2016 ·
127
Epidemiology of groin injuries in a professional
football league
Andrea Mosler, Adam Weir, Cristiano Eirale, Per Hölmich, Kay Crossley
Aspetar, Aspetar, Doha Qatar; Aspetar, Aspetar; Aspetar, Aspetar; SORC-C &
Aspetar, Department of Orthopedics, Hvidovre Hospital; La Trobe University,
Victoria, Australia, La Trobe University, Victoria, Australia
Background:
Football groin injury epidemiology has previously been examined
in a single team, or a selection of teams, but not encompassed an entire profes-
sional football league.
Purpose / Aim of Study:
To investigate the epidemiology and characterize
groin injuries sustained in the Qatar Stars league (QSL).
Materials and Methods:
All QSL teams were observed prospectively during
2013-15. Time loss injuries, individual training and match play exposure were
recorded by club doctors using standardised surveillance methods. Incidence of
groin injury per 1000 playing hours was calculated, and descriptive statistics
used to determine the prevalence and characteristics of groin injuries. Severity
was defined as; minimal (1-3 days), mild (4-7 days), moderate (8-28) days)
and severe (>28 days). All groin injuries were categorized using the Doha agree-
ment classification system.
Findings / Results:
606 male footballers from 17 clubs were included. There
were 206/1145 (18%) time loss groin injuries sustained by 150 players.
Incidence was 1.00/1000 h and prevalence 21% of players (IQR 9-31%) per
club per season, equivalent to 6 (IQR 3-9) groin injuries sustained per average
club roster. Of the 206 injuries, 15% were minimal, 27% mild, 40% moderate
and 18% severe, with a median absence of 10 days/injury (IQR 5-22days). The
median numbers of days lost due to groin injury for each team was 88days (IQR
44-215days). Adductor-related groin pain was the most common entity (68%)
followed by iliopsoas (12%) and pubic (9%) related groin pain.
Conclusions:
Groin injury had high prevalence, significant time loss and adduc-
tor-related groin pain was the most common entity. Injury prevention programs
should therefore focus on preventing adductor- related groin pain in football.
No conflicts of interest reported
78.