Background Data regarding direct athletic muscle injuries (caused by a direct blunt or sharp
external force) compared to indirect ones (without the influence of a direct external trauma) …

Background Owing to the complexity and heterogeneity of muscle injuries, a generally
accepted classification system is still lacking. Aims To prospectively implement and validate …

Ojective To investigate the injury characteristics in Finnish male football players. Design One-
season prospective epidemiological study. Data were collected via injury reports from the …

Background: Participation in soccer at younger ages with attendant risk of muscle injury is
increasing. Purpose: To delineate patterns of thigh muscle injury and predictors of recovery …

Background: No previous study on adult football involving several different countries has
investigated the incidence and pattern of injuries at the highest club competitive level …

Purpose The aim was to study possible differences of muscle injuries regarding type,
localization and the extent of injury between the dominant and non‐dominant leg in elite …

Objective Injuries in women's football (soccer) have scarcely been investigated, and no
study has been conducted in the highest competitive level involving club teams from …

Objective To study the injury characteristics in professional football and to follow the
variation of injury incidence during a match, during a season and over consecutive seasons …

Background During top-level international athletics championships, muscle injuries are
frequent. Objective To analyse the incidence and characteristics of muscle injuries and …

The aim of this study was to investigate the injury incidence and injury characteristics of a
Spanish sub-elite professional football team during four consecutive seasons. A team was …