Background Previous injury is a strong risk factor for recurrent lower limb injury in athletic
populations, yet the association between previous injury and a subsequent injury different in …

Background: Injury and illness surveillance, and epidemiological studies, are fundamental
elements of concerted efforts to protect the health of the athlete. To encourage consistency …

Groin pain is common in athletes who participate in multidirectional sports and has
traditionally been considered a difficult problem to understand, diagnose, and manage. This …

Deciding when to return to sport after injury is complex and multifactorial—an exercise in risk
management. Return to sport decisions are made every day by clinicians, athletes and …

The aim was to compare the epidemiology of injuries between elite male and female football
players from the same club. Injuries and individual exposure time in a male team and a …

Background Groin injuries represent a considerable problem in male football. Previous groin-
specific prevention programmes have not shown a significant reduction in groin injury rates …

There are three major questions about return to play (RTP) after hamstring injuries: How
should RTP be defined? Which medical criteria should support the RTP decision? And who …

Background/Aim Groin injury epidemiology has not previously been examined in an entire
professional football league. We recorded and characterised time loss groin injuries …

There is no agreement on how to classify, define or diagnose hip-related pain—a common
cause of hip and groin pain in young and middle-aged active adults. This complicates the …

Background: The majority of surveillance studies in soccer have used a time-loss injury
definition, and many groin problems result from overuse, leading to gradually increasing …