Incidence of Muscle Injuries in Soccer Players of a Professional Team: An Analysis before and during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Introduction: Muscular injuries impose a significant morbidity and economic burden, affecting the sporting outcomes in soccer. The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on their incidence among professional Colombian soccer players is unknown. Objective: To compare the incidence of muscular injuries in...
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| author | Duque Arias, Mauricio Agreda Sossa, Jairo Méndez Galvis, Edgar Estrada Castrillón, Mauricio Saldarriaga Franco, Juan Gallo Villegas, Jaime |
| author_facet | Duque Arias, Mauricio Agreda Sossa, Jairo Méndez Galvis, Edgar Estrada Castrillón, Mauricio Saldarriaga Franco, Juan Gallo Villegas, Jaime |
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| description | Introduction: Muscular injuries impose a significant morbidity and economic burden, affecting the sporting outcomes in soccer. The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on their incidence among professional Colombian soccer players is unknown.
Objective: To compare the incidence of muscular injuries in profesional soccer players during the periods of January 2019 to August 2020 (pre-pandemic competition + no competition during pandemic) and September 2020 to December 2021 (competition during pandemic).
Methods: A retrospective cohort study across 2019, 2020, and 2021. A robust interrupted time series analysis was conducted to compare the injury incidence between both periods, focusing on changes in slope, level, autocorrelation, and variance.
Results: Fifty-two muscular injuries were reported in 94 players. During the pandemic competition period, there was an increase in the level (difference: -12.03; 95% CI -21.13 to -2.93; p-value = 0.01) and in the autocorrelation coefficient (difference: 0.64; p-value = 0.01) of injury incidence proportions compared to the pre-pandemic competition + no competition period. The frequency of severe injuries was higher during the pandemic competition period (2021 season: 57.9%) than in the pre-pandemic competition period (2019 season: 5.0%). During the 2021 season, 63% of the players experienced a COVID-19 infection.
Conclusions: The incidence and severity of muscular injuries increased during the competition period amidst the COVID-19 pandemic; a higher number of matches may be one of the ontributing factors. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b39e2bdc12834792b8a64e87bf18fdc42024-04-02T20:57:09ZspaUniversidad de AntioquiaIatreia0121-07932011-79652024-04-0137214015110.17533/udea.iatreia.238Incidence of Muscle Injuries in Soccer Players of a Professional Team: An Analysis before and during the COVID-19 PandemicDuque Arias, Mauricio 0https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4159-2367Agreda Sossa, Jairo1https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4223-6404Méndez Galvis, Edgar 2https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8795-8833Estrada Castrillón, Mauricio 3https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5392-4800Saldarriaga Franco, Juan 4https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4982-7047Gallo Villegas, Jaime5https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6296-5110Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín, ColombiaUniversidad de Antioquia, Medellín, ColombiaUniversidad de Antioquia, Medellín, ColombiaUniversidad de Antioquia, Medellín, ColombiaUniversidad de Antioquia, Medellín, ColombiaUniversidad de Antioquia, Medellín, ColombiaIntroduction: Muscular injuries impose a significant morbidity and economic burden, affecting the sporting outcomes in soccer. The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on their incidence among professional Colombian soccer players is unknown. Objective: To compare the incidence of muscular injuries in profesional soccer players during the periods of January 2019 to August 2020 (pre-pandemic competition + no competition during pandemic) and September 2020 to December 2021 (competition during pandemic). Methods: A retrospective cohort study across 2019, 2020, and 2021. A robust interrupted time series analysis was conducted to compare the injury incidence between both periods, focusing on changes in slope, level, autocorrelation, and variance. Results: Fifty-two muscular injuries were reported in 94 players. During the pandemic competition period, there was an increase in the level (difference: -12.03; 95% CI -21.13 to -2.93; p-value = 0.01) and in the autocorrelation coefficient (difference: 0.64; p-value = 0.01) of injury incidence proportions compared to the pre-pandemic competition + no competition period. The frequency of severe injuries was higher during the pandemic competition period (2021 season: 57.9%) than in the pre-pandemic competition period (2019 season: 5.0%). During the 2021 season, 63% of the players experienced a COVID-19 infection. Conclusions: The incidence and severity of muscular injuries increased during the competition period amidst the COVID-19 pandemic; a higher number of matches may be one of the ontributing factors.https://revistas.udea.edu.co/index.php/iatreia/article/view/350943athletic injuriescoronavirus infectionsmusculoskeletal systemsoccer |
| spellingShingle | Duque Arias, Mauricio Agreda Sossa, Jairo Méndez Galvis, Edgar Estrada Castrillón, Mauricio Saldarriaga Franco, Juan Gallo Villegas, Jaime Incidence of Muscle Injuries in Soccer Players of a Professional Team: An Analysis before and during the COVID-19 Pandemic Iatreia athletic injuries coronavirus infections musculoskeletal system soccer |
| title | Incidence of Muscle Injuries in Soccer Players of a Professional Team: An Analysis before and during the COVID-19 Pandemic |
| title_full | Incidence of Muscle Injuries in Soccer Players of a Professional Team: An Analysis before and during the COVID-19 Pandemic |
| title_fullStr | Incidence of Muscle Injuries in Soccer Players of a Professional Team: An Analysis before and during the COVID-19 Pandemic |
| title_full_unstemmed | Incidence of Muscle Injuries in Soccer Players of a Professional Team: An Analysis before and during the COVID-19 Pandemic |
| title_short | Incidence of Muscle Injuries in Soccer Players of a Professional Team: An Analysis before and during the COVID-19 Pandemic |
| title_sort | incidence of muscle injuries in soccer players of a professional team an analysis before and during the covid 19 pandemic |
| topic | athletic injuries coronavirus infections musculoskeletal system soccer |
| url | https://revistas.udea.edu.co/index.php/iatreia/article/view/350943 |
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