Background A comprehensive examination of the sport-specific activities performed around
the time of injury is important to hypothesise injury mechanisms, develop prevention …

Quadriceps muscle strains frequently occur in sports that require repetitive kicking and
sprinting, and are common in football in its different forms around the world. This paper is a …

Background: Acute groin injuries are common in high-intensity sports, but there are
insufficient data on injury characteristics such as injury mechanisms and clinical and …

Background Groin injuries cause major problems in the football codes, as they are prevalent
and lead to prolonged symptoms and high recurrence. The aim of the present study was to …

Background (1): Football is the most popular sport among men, associated with a certain risk
of injury, which leads to short-and long-term health consequences. While the injury profile of …

Objective The objective of this study is to describe the mechanism of injury and situational
patterns (based on ball possession and playing action leading to injury) of severe (lay-off …

Background Change of direction and kicking have been described as the main actions
resulting in adductor longus injury. Video descriptions of inciting events are lacking …

Background: An ipsilateral hip adduction/abduction strength ratio of more than 90%, and hip
adduction strength equal to that of the contralateral side have been suggested to clinically …

Background Hip and groin injuries are common in men's professional football, but the time-
trend of these injuries is not known. Aim To investigate hip and groin injury rates, especially …

Hip adductor injuries are frequent in football, and players with low adductor strength appear
to be at increased risk of injury. High adductor muscle activity has been shown in the C …