Krutsch, Volker and Oberhauser, Julia and Krutsch, Werner and Loose, Oliver and Weber, Johannes and Kerschbaum, Maximilian and Lang, Siegmund and Koch, Matthias and Alt, Volker and Worlicek, Michael (2022) Decision-making to stop or continue playing after football injuries-a systematic video analysis of 711 injury situations in amateur football. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF SPORT SCIENCE, 22 (9). pp. 1459-1465. ISSN 1746-1391, 1536-7290
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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. In total, 711 traumatic incidents at 919 different body regions had been recorded. The three most frequently injured body regions were the ankles (34.1%), the head (17.5%) and the knees (17.0%). 90% (n = 156) of head injuries were direct contact injuries, this percentage was significantly higher than that of contact injuries on ankle (68.4%; p < 0.001) or knee (52.6%; p = 0.001). Referees decided on foul play significantly more often in case of knee injuries (57.1%; p = 0.002) or ankle injuries (64.5%; p < 0.001) than in head injuries (39.8%). Only 26.1% of players with a head injury opted for substitution, which was lower than after ankle (27.8%; p = 0.78) and knee injuries (34.0%; p = 0.13). In conclusion, amateur football is associated with a considerable number of injury situations that are followed by match interruptions and the substitution of players. Players and referees decided to continue playing more often after a head injury than after an injury to other body regions. An advanced education programme on the risks and management of head injuries in football is required to prevent long-term health consequences.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALL; HEAD; MECHANISMS; CONTACT; PLAYERS; LEVEL; Football; amateur; injury; video analysis |
| Subjects: | 600 Technology > 610 Medical sciences Medicine |
| Divisions: | Medicine > Lehrstuhl für Unfallchirurgie |
| Depositing User: | Petra Gürster |
| Date Deposited: | 01 Feb 2023 13:49 |
| Last Modified: | 01 Feb 2023 13:49 |
| URI: | https://pred.uni-regensburg.de/id/eprint/47306 |
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