Orthopaedics injuries in male professional football players in Brazil: a prospective comparison between two divisions.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Football is a high-speed contact sport and the risk of injury is high. The objective of this study was to compare the two main divisions (A1 and A2) of the São Paulo Football Championship and to perform a correlation analysis of the variables studied.

Methods

A prospective study was conducted using an electronic questionnaire previously developed by the Medical Committee of the São Paulo Football Federation. The questionnaire was sent to the doctors of the teams playing in the A1 and A2 divisions of the São Paulo Football Championship after each round. Setting: 2016 São Paulo Football Championship.

Results

The comparison of divisions A1 and A2 showed few significant differences among the various variables analysed in this study. The only significant differe

SUBMITTER: Arliani GG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5774927 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jul-Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature