Management of Football Players Injuries at Dakahlia Governorate "Analytical Study"

Abstract

Background: No research on the medical specialty of soccer injuries in Egypt, despite its importance for injury prevention designing in a country with restricted football medicine resources. The aim of this study was to evaluate the incidence and pattern of injuries in soccer players. Objective: The aim of this analytical study is to evaluate the incidence, severity and pattern of injuries and follow up of outcome results of the management procedures done for football players at Dakahlia Governorate season 2017 -2018. Patients and Method: A prospective study was conducted during season 2017-2018 which a complete of 154 players with associating age vary of 18–35 years. Physiotherapists recorded team exposure and injuries. Participants: Five teams of 2nd Egyptian league at Dakahlia. Results: A total of 350 injuries occurred during season 2017-2018 giving an injury incidence of 9.4 injuries/1,000 hours, on average 31 players per team. The average player participated in33 ± 4 matches and had 170 ±15 training sessions each season. Of all included injuries 250 (71.4%) were acute injuries, where as 100 (28,6%) were overuse injuries, with 212 (60.6%) occurring during matches and 138(39.4%) during training. On average, a player sustained 2.3 injuries per season. The single most common injury subtype was hamstring strain, representing 14.8% of all injuries, severe injuries constituted 12%, ankle injuries represent 10.9%, fractures represent 2.8%, dislocations represent 1.7%, ACL injury represent 1.2%, medial meniscal injury represent 2.3% and tendon Achilles rupture represent 0.6%, concussion accounted for 1.7% of all injuries. Re-injuries constituted 9% of all injuries. Conclusions: The overall incidence of injuries among players in Egypt is high because of lack of medical personnel and medical care, lack in documentation of injuries and there is no rules or programs for injury prevention provided by Egyptian Football Association. a lot of studies are required to completely perceive the pattern of injuries and establish prevention programs. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]