The impact of short periods of match congestion on injury risk and patterns in an elite football club.

Carling, C; McCall, A; Le Gall, F; Dupont, G

The impact of short periods of match congestion on injury risk and patterns in an elite football club.

Carling, C McCall, A

Le Gall, F Dupont, G

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Publisher:: BMJ
Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: Br J Sports Med, 2016, 50, (12), pp. 764-768
Issue Date:: 2016-06

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dc.contributor.author	Carling, C
dc.contributor.author	McCall, A https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3780-8153
dc.contributor.author	Le Gall, F
dc.contributor.author	Dupont, G
dc.date.accessioned	2022-08-21T20:33:40Z
dc.date.available	2015-11-25
dc.date.available	2022-08-21T20:33:40Z
dc.date.issued	2016-06
dc.identifier.citation	Br J Sports Med, 2016, 50, (12), pp. 764-768
dc.identifier.issn	0306-3674
dc.identifier.issn	1473-0480
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/160605
dc.description.abstract	BACKGROUND: The effect of fixture congestion on injury rates and patterns has received scarce attention in elite football and existing investigations have not accounted for player rotation or examined the temporal distribution and potential cause of injuries. AIM: To prospectively investigate the epidemiology of injury during short periods of fixture congestion in a professional football club. METHODS: Over a six-season period, exposure time and injury data were compared in the same players (n=25 (14 individuals)) when participating in two frequently occurring short congested fixture cycles in comparison to match-play outside these cycles. (1) two successive matches separated by an interval totalling ≤3 days calculated immediately from the end of play in match 1 to the beginning of play in match 2; (2) three successive matches separated by ≤4-day intervals starting the day immediately after each match. RESULTS: In two-match congestion cycles, incidence rate ratios (IRR) showed that there was a higher risk of injury in the final 15 min of play in the second match in comparison to match-play outside the cycles (IRR: 3.1 (95% CI 1.1 to 9.3), p=0.0400). A greater risk of injury overall (IRR: 2.0 (95% CI 1.1 to 3.8), p=0.0345) and in the first-half of play (2.6 (1.1 to 6,5), p=0.0386), and risk of ankle sprains (10.4 (95% CI 1.9 to 57.9), p=0.0068) and non-contact injuries due to a 'change in direction' (IRR: 7.8 (1.3 to 46.8), p=0.0243) were observed in the final match of three-match congestion cycles in comparison to match-play outside the cycles. CONCLUSIONS: Injury rates and patterns were affected in the same elite football players when competing in short congested fixture cycles in comparison to match-play outside the cycles.
dc.format	Print-Electronic
dc.language	eng
dc.publisher	BMJ
dc.relation.ispartof	Br J Sports Med
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1136/bjsports-2015-095501
dc.rights	info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
dc.subject	09 Engineering, 11 Medical and Health Sciences, 13 Education
dc.subject.classification	Sport Sciences
dc.subject.mesh	Athletic Injuries
dc.subject.mesh	Athletic Performance
dc.subject.mesh	France
dc.subject.mesh	Humans
dc.subject.mesh	Incidence
dc.subject.mesh	Male
dc.subject.mesh	Prospective Studies
dc.subject.mesh	Return to Sport
dc.subject.mesh	Risk Factors
dc.subject.mesh	Soccer
dc.subject.mesh	Sprains and Strains
dc.subject.mesh	Humans
dc.subject.mesh	Athletic Injuries
dc.subject.mesh	Sprains and Strains
dc.subject.mesh	Incidence
dc.subject.mesh	Risk Factors
dc.subject.mesh	Prospective Studies
dc.subject.mesh	Soccer
dc.subject.mesh	France
dc.subject.mesh	Male
dc.subject.mesh	Athletic Performance
dc.subject.mesh	Return to Sport
dc.title	The impact of short periods of match congestion on injury risk and patterns in an elite football club.
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	50
utslib.location.activity	England
utslib.for	09 Engineering
utslib.for	11 Medical and Health Sciences
utslib.for	13 Education
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Health
utslib.copyright.status	closed_access	*
dc.date.updated	2022-08-21T20:33:39Z
pubs.issue	12
pubs.publication-status	Published
pubs.volume	50
utslib.citation.issue	12

Abstract:

BACKGROUND: The effect of fixture congestion on injury rates and patterns has received scarce attention in elite football and existing investigations have not accounted for player rotation or examined the temporal distribution and potential cause of injuries. AIM: To prospectively investigate the epidemiology of injury during short periods of fixture congestion in a professional football club. METHODS: Over a six-season period, exposure time and injury data were compared in the same players (n=25 (14 individuals)) when participating in two frequently occurring short congested fixture cycles in comparison to match-play outside these cycles. (1) two successive matches separated by an interval totalling ≤3 days calculated immediately from the end of play in match 1 to the beginning of play in match 2; (2) three successive matches separated by ≤4-day intervals starting the day immediately after each match. RESULTS: In two-match congestion cycles, incidence rate ratios (IRR) showed that there was a higher risk of injury in the final 15 min of play in the second match in comparison to match-play outside the cycles (IRR: 3.1 (95% CI 1.1 to 9.3), p=0.0400). A greater risk of injury overall (IRR: 2.0 (95% CI 1.1 to 3.8), p=0.0345) and in the first-half of play (2.6 (1.1 to 6,5), p=0.0386), and risk of ankle sprains (10.4 (95% CI 1.9 to 57.9), p=0.0068) and non-contact injuries due to a 'change in direction' (IRR: 7.8 (1.3 to 46.8), p=0.0243) were observed in the final match of three-match congestion cycles in comparison to match-play outside the cycles. CONCLUSIONS: Injury rates and patterns were affected in the same elite football players when competing in short congested fixture cycles in comparison to match-play outside the cycles.

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