Injury incidence, prevalence, and burden in an Argentinian male youth soccer academy: one-season descriptive study.

Phys Sportsmed

Biomechanics and Functional Anatomy Laboratory, Faculty of Medicine Sciences, University of Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Published: November 2024

AI Article Synopsis

  • The study aims to investigate the frequency and impact of injuries among youth soccer players in Argentina during a competitive season.
  • A total of 235 injuries were documented among 101 players, revealing an injury rate of 5.8 per 1000 hours, with most injuries affecting the lower limbs and categorized mainly as muscle/tendon injuries.
  • The findings suggest that post-peak height velocity players experience more severe injuries, indicating an urgent need for preventive strategies in youth soccer programs.

Article Abstract

Objective: To prospectively describe the incidence, severity, and burden of injuries in the youth divisions of an Argentinian professional soccer club during a competitive season.

Methods: Two hundred and twelve male soccer academy players were grouped by age categories and maturity offset as pre-peak height velocity (PHV), circa-PHV and post-PHV. Injury characteristics were recorded as the International Olympic Committee suggests.

Results: A total of 235 time-loss injuries were sustained by 101 different players. The overall injury incidence rate was of 5.8 injuries per 1000 hours (h), with a training and match injury incidence rate of 4.9 and 9.7 injuries per 1000 h, respectively. The prevalence over the season was 47%. Most of the injuries (202) affected the lower limbs (86.6%) and most of them were classified as muscle/tendon injuries ( = 117, 49.8%). Hamstring structural injury was the diagnosis with the highest burden in both circa and post-PHV groups.

Conclusions: The incidence, prevalence, and injury burden reported in this study would add valuable information to Argentinians' youth soccer institutions. Post-PHV players had higher incidence, severity, and burden compared to circa-PHV. Structural/functional injuries to the muscle/tendon represented the highest burden for type of injuries (41.1 per 1000 h), suggesting a need for implementing preventive measures.

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