TY - JOUR
PY - 2023//
TI - Imaging-detected sports injuries and imaging-guided interventions in athletes during the 2022 FIFA football (soccer) World Cup
JO - Skeletal Radiology
A1 - Bordalo, Marcelo
A1 - Serner, Andreas
A1 - Yamashiro, Eduardo
A1 - Al-Musa, Emad
A1 - Djadoun, Mohamed Abdelatif
A1 - Al-Khelaifi, Khalid
A1 - Schumacher, Yorck Olaf
A1 - Al-Kuwari, Abdulaziz Jaham
A1 - Massey, Andrew
A1 - D'Hooghe, Pieter
A1 - Cardinale, Marco
SP - ePub
EP - ePub
VL - ePub
IS - ePub
N2 - OBJECTIVE: To describe imaging-detected musculoskeletal injuries and image-guided interventional procedures during the 2022 FIFA football (soccer) World Cup.
MATERIALS AND METHODS: Retrospective analysis of all radiologic examinations performed in a central medical facility for athletes was performed by two board certified musculoskeletal radiologists. Data on muscle, tendon, ligament, cartilage, and bone injuries were collected according to imaging modality and body part.
RESULTS: A total of 143 radiology examinations in 94 athletes were evaluated at the central medical facility. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) was the most utilized modality (67%), followed by radiography (12%), ultrasonography (9%), and computed tomography (4%). Image-guided interventions corresponded to 8% of all radiological examinations. There were 112 injuries described, affecting muscles and tendons (42%), ligaments (25%), cartilage (21%), and bone (12%). Most injured body parts were thigh (27%), foot and ankle (23%), knee (23%), and hip/groin (8%). Most injured players were within the age range of 24-35 years old (71%).
CONCLUSION: Imaging was utilized in 11% of players who participated in the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar. MRI was the most utilized modality, and acute muscle tears were the most diagnosed type of injury. Diagnostic imaging played an important role in diagnosing sports-related injuries during the 2022 FIFA World Cup. Language: en
LA - en
SN - 0364-2348
UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00256-023-04451-z
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