[Stress injuries of bone in children and adolescents].

Stress injuries of bone in childhood and adolescence are the result of an imbalance between physical stress on the growing musculoskeletal system and its intrinsic resilience. Children who are very active in sports are particularly affected. The classical stress injuries mainly occur in the area of the lower leg, the metatarsus and the lower lumbar spine due to the disproportionate load on healthy bone; however, overuse syndromes can also occur in the area of the growth plates and possibly lead to growth plate disorders.

Epidemiology and injury morphology of traumatic hip dislocations in children and adolescents in Germany: a multi-centre study.

Objective: Traumatic hip dislocations are very rare in childhood and adolescence. The aim of this multi-centre study is to analyse the current epidemiology and injury morphology of a large number of traumatic hip dislocations in children. This can provide a better understanding of childhood hip dislocations and contribute to the development of a therapeutic approach in order to prevent long-term impacts.

Complex, atypical clubfoot: follow-up after up to 16 years reveals a high risk of relapse but good functional and radiological outcomes.

Introduction: The treatment of complex atypical clubfoot poses many challenges. In this paper, we report on the course of complex clubfoot, primary correction using the modified Ponseti method and midterm outcomes. Special consideration is given to clinical and radiological changes in cases of relapse.

Decision-making to stop or continue playing after football injuries - a systematic video analysis of 711 injury situations in amateur football.

Scientific injury registration via video analysis is lacking in amateur football. The purpose of this study was to analyse match injury situations with a focus on the decisions made by players and referees after sustaining a football trauma. In a retrospective cohort study, traumatic injuries sustained in any of the 305 matches of the highest amateur level (4th league) in Germany in the 2015-16 season were assessed by means of video analysis and a standardised video protocol.

Epidemiological analysis of injury occurrence and current prevention strategies on international amateur football level during the UEFA Regions Cup 2019.

Introduction: Football is the most popular sport worldwide and results in a high frequency of injuries. So far, mainly injuries in professional football have been investigated, and the literature lacks data regarding detailed injury epidemiology and current prevention data in amateur football tournaments.

Materials And Methods: A prospective cohort study investigated an international amateur football tournament, the UEFA Regions' Cup, which took place in 2019 in Germany.

Treatment of nonunion after forearm fractures in children: a conservative approach.

Purpose: Nonunions are a very rare complication after surgical treatment of displaced forearm fractures in children, but can occur in both the radius or ulna. The aim of this study is to evaluate predisposing factors for non-unions and to discuss treatment options.

Methods: We conducted a retrospective analysis of all patients who were treated primarily or secondary at our institution for nonunion after forearm fractures and operative treatment.

Injury Analysis in Professional Soccer by Means of Media Reports - Only Severe Injury Types Show High Validity.

Purpose: Injury data of professional soccer players obtained from media reports are frequently used in scientific research, but the accuracy of such data is still unclear.

Patients And Methods: Injuries of professional soccer players of the German first and second league were documented by continuously screening media reports over one season (2015-2016). After the season, the validity of media-reported injuries was anonymously analyzed by the team physicians of 8 different soccer clubs.

Prevention of severe knee injuries in men's elite football by implementing specific training modules.

Purpose: Injury prevention of knee injuries by means of training and warm-up exercises has been investigated in several studies in amateur football. However, the number of investigations in elite football is limited despite the currently higher injury incidence of severe knee injuries. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to investigate whether specifically adapted preventive training modules may reduce severe knee injuries in elite football.

Relation of injuries and psychological symptoms in amateur soccer players.

Objectives: The first main goal of this study was to investigate the prevalence of depression and anxiety as well as self-compassion in a heterogeneous sample of male amateur soccer players. The second main goal of this study was the examination of the relationship between injuries and psychological factors in amateur soccer players.

Methods: Players were recruited from German amateur soccer clubs of the fourth to seventh league.

Echocardiographic diagnosis of congenital coronary artery abnormalities in a continuous series of adolescent football players.

Background: Sudden cardiac death (SCD) in children and adolescents is rare. Several studies have reported a higher risk of SCD during athletic competition. High risk congenital coronary artery abnormalities are the second leading cause of SCD in young athletes in the USA.

Injury prevention and return to play strategies in elite football: no consent between players and team coaches.

Introduction: Injuries are a common problem in football. To improve prevention strategies, the players' (p) and coaches' (c) views need to be disclosed as they have a strong impact on return to play decisions. The aim of this study is to reveal current opinions with regard to injury prevention and return to play strategies to introduce new strategies in elite football.

Neuromuscular exercises prevent severe knee injury in adolescent team handball players.

Purpose: Team handball is associated with a high risk of severe knee injury that needs to be reduced, particularly at the youth level. The purpose of this study was to show how an injury-prevention programme effectively reduces severe knee injury in adolescent team handball players.

Methods: Of 23 adolescent handball teams of both sexes, 13 were randomly allocated into the intervention group (168 players) and 10 into the control group (111 players).

[Prevention of Head and Brain Injuries in Football: Is there a Need to Ban Headings?].

Football, the most popular sports worldwide, is associated with a high number of injuries. Head and brain injuries in football are less frequent, but may result in severe long-term damage. The mechanisms of these injuries in football are multifactorial, and the ball is rarely the main cause of a head injury.

Injury mechanism of midfacial fractures in football causes in over 40% typical neurological symptoms of minor brain injuries.

Purpose: The injury mechanisms of midfacial fractures may be typical causes of concussion, but hardly any scientific data on midfacial injuries sustained in football are available. Head and brain trauma represent frequent injuries in athletes of different sports that require appropriate treatment by sports and trauma physicians. This study investigated the management of midfacial fractures in football and the association of such fractures with concomitant brain injury.