@article{ref1,
title="Decision-making to stop or continue playing after football injuries - a systematic video analysis of 711 injury situations in amateur football",
journal="European journal of sport science",
year="2021",
author="Volker, Krutsch and Julia, Oberhauser and Werner, Krutsch and Oliver, Loose and Johannes, Weber and Maximilian, Kerschbaum and Siegmund, Lang and Matthias, Koch and Volker, Alt and Michael, Worlicek",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="Scientific injury registration via video analysis is lacking in amateur football [soccer]. 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 (4(th) 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.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1746-1391",
doi="10.1080/17461391.2021.1943717",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17461391.2021.1943717"
}