title: Update: soccer injury and prevention, concussion, and chronic groin pain.
abstract: Soccer, or football, as it is known in much of the world, is one of the most popular sports in the world. The purpose of this article was to provide a concise update on select soccer-specific medical issues published in the last year as they relate to soccer injury and prevention, concussions, and chronic groin pain. Both the Fédération Internationale de Football Association and the Union of European Football Associations published data from their longstanding injury tracking systems, providing foundation for further research. Concussion research continues to drive much interest, especially as it relates to heading and the controversy of subconcussive trauma. Lastly, our understanding of chronic groin pain continues to be refined as we try to understand the complexity of its pathophysiology and attempt to standardize a multispecialty approach of diagnosis and treatment.
authors.affiliation: Departments of Family Medicine and Orthopaedic Surgery and Rehabilitation, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, IL.
authors.forename: Nathaniel S
authors.initials: NS
authors.lastname: Jones
mesh_terms: D000125:Achilles Tendon / Q000293:injuries; D016512:Ankle Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology; D001265:Athletic Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D001924:Brain Concussion / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006119:Groin / Q000293:injuries*; D006552:Hernia, Inguinal; D006801:Humans; D007718:Knee Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D012916:Soccer / Q000293:injuries*