title: Injuries of veteran football (soccer) players in Germany.
abstract: There is a lack of injury data for the population of veteran football players. Therefore, a prospective study was conducted to investigate injury incidences and characteristics. Over one season, injuries and exposure of 18 teams (n = 265 players, age: 44.2±7.3 years, BMI: 26.6±3.2 kg/m(2)) were documented. Sixty-three players sustained a total of 88 injuries during the season. The incidence of training injuries (4.5 per 1000 hours) was significantly lower than of match injuries (24.7 per 1000 hours). The majority of injuries (n = 73; 83%) were located at the lower extremities, 52 (47%) were muscle injuries. The injury incidence of veteran football players is similar to other male football players of different skill levels and age groups, indicating a need for the implementation of preventive measures. Prevention programmes should consider the specific injury characteristics, with more muscle injuries in this population compared with younger football players.
authors: a Institute of Sports and Preventive Medicine , Saarland University , Saarbrücken , Germany.
authors: Daniel
authors: D
authors: Hammes
authors: Karen
authors: K
authors: Aus Der Fünten
authors: Stephanie
authors: S
authors: Kaiser
authors: Eugen
authors: E
authors: Frisen
authors: Jirí
authors: J
authors: Dvorák
authors: Tim
authors: T
authors: Meyer
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D001265:Athletic Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D005858:Germany / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D035002:Lower Extremity / Q000293:injuries*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000293:injuries*; D064797:Physical Conditioning, Human / Q000009:adverse effects; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012916:Soccer / Q000293:injuries*
keywords: amateur; elderly; football; injury; injury risk; veteran