TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2013//
TI  - Head and neck injuries in professional soccer
JO  - Clinical journal of sport medicine
A1  - Nilsson, Michael
A1  - Hägglund, Martin
A1  - Ekstrand, Jan
A1  - Waldén, Markus
SP  - 255
EP  - 260
VL  - 23
IS  - 4
N2  - OBJECTIVE:: Investigate the rate of and risk factors for head and neck injury in male soccer. DESIGN:: Prospective cohort study. SETTING:: Professional soccer. PARTICIPANTS:: Twenty-six European teams between 2001/2002 and 2009/2010. ASSESSMENT OF RISK FACTORS:: Simple and multiple risk factor analyses were evaluated using Cox regression for player-related variables and logistic regression for match-related variables. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES:: Injury rate (number of time loss injuries per 1000 hours). RESULTS:: A total of 136 head and neck injuries were recorded (2.2% of all injuries). The head and neck injury rate was 0.17 (0.06 concussions) per 1000 hours. There was a 20-fold higher rate of head and neck injury during match play compared with training (rate ratio [RR]: 20.2; 95% confidence interval [CI]: 13.3-30.6) and a 78-fold higher rate of concussions (RR: 78.5; 95% CI: 24.4-252.5). Mean layoff for concussion was 10.5 days, but 27% of the concussed players returned to play within 5 days. Defender was the only significant player-related risk factor for head and neck injuries in the multiple analysis (RR: 1.8; 95% CI: 1.0-3.1), whereas no significant variables were identified for concussions. CONCLUSIONS:: Head and neck injuries were relatively uncommon in professional soccer. Defender was the playing position most at risk. More than one-quarter of the concussed players returned to play before what is recommended in the consensus statements by the major sports governing bodies.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1050-642X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/JSM.0b013e31827ee6f8
ID  - ref1
ER  -