TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2007//
TI  - Injury risk on artificial turf and natural grass among young female football [soccer] players
JO  - British journal of sports medicine
A1  - Steffen, Kathrin
A1  - Andersen, Thor Einar
A1  - Bahr, Roald
SP  - i33
EP  - i37
VL  - 41
IS  - 1
N2  - BACKGROUND: Artificial turf is becoming increasingly popular, although the injury risk on newer turf generations is unknown. Hypothesis: To investigate the risk to injury on artificial turf versus natural grass among young female football players. STUDY DESIGN: Prospective cohort study. METHODS: 2 020 players from 109 teams (15.4+/-0.8 years) participated in the study during the 2005 football season. All time-loss injuries and exposure data on different turf types were recorded throughout an eight-month period. RESULTS: A total of 421 (21%) sustained 526 injuries, leading to an injury incidence of 3.7 (95% CI 3.4 to 4.0) per 1000 playing hours. No difference was observed in the incidence of acute injuries on artificial turf compared to grass for match injuries (rate ratio RR=1.0 [0.8 to 1.3], P=.72) or training injuries (RR=1.0 [0.6 to 1.5], P=.93). In matches, the incidence of serious injuries was significantly higher on artificial turf (RR=2.0 [1.3 to 3.2], P=.03). Ankle sprains was the most common injury type (34% of all acute injuries), and there was a trend towards more ankle sprains on artificial turf than grass (RR=1.5, [1.0 to 2.2], P=.06). CONCLUSION: Among young female football players, the overall risk of acute injuries was similar between artificial turf and natural grass.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0306-3674
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bjsm.2007.036665
ID  - ref1
ER  -