Effect of Changes in Artificial Turf on Sports Injuries in Male University Soccer Players
Fujitaka K, Taniguchi A, Kumai T, Otuki S, Okubo M, Tanaka Y
Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine · 4 citations
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- Design
- Cohort study (classified by our AI screen)
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- People
- Main outcome
- Clinical events such as disease or death
Who paid for it
- Funding
- Funding not disclosed
Publication
- Published
- 2017-08-01 · Orthop J Sports Med · vol. 5 · issue 8 · p. 2325967117719648
- Publisher
- SAGE Publishing
- Cited
- 11 citations · more than 75% of similar papers · 1.1× the field average
- References
- 30 works
- Access
- Open access (journal) · CC-BY-NC-ND
- Research areas
- Sports injuries and prevention · Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques · Sports Performance and Training
- Keywords
- Medicine, Sports injury, Physical therapy, Physical medicine and rehabilitation, Aeronautics, Engineering
6 authors
From JP
- Kohei Fujitaka · correspondingNara Medical University
- Akira TaniguchiNara Medical University
- Tsukasa KumaiNara Medical University
- Shingo OtukiOsaka Sangyo University
- Mamoru OkuboKishiwada City Hospital
- Yasuhito TanakaNara Medical University
Abstract
Background
Studies comparing the types and severity of trauma and injuries caused by different types of field surfaces have been conducted. However, there have been no studies on sports injuries caused by temporal deterioration of long-pile artificial turf fields and related decreases in the rubber chip and silica sand infill.
Purpose
To investigate the influence of an artificial turf field on sports injuries in a university soccer team.
Study design
Descriptive epidemiological study.
Methods
A total of 397 male soccer players who were members of a single university soccer team were surveyed over a 12-year period, from April 2003 to March 2015. During this period, the team played for 4 years on a soil field (2003-2006) and 8 years on artificial turf (2007-2014). We analyzed the effect of changes in the artificial turf on the incidence rate of sports injuries (injury rate per 1000 athlete-exposures). We calculated the incidence rate of injuries sustained by the team and compared the results for each year of the study.
Results
After conversion of the field to artificial turf, there was a significant increase in the incidence of upper extremity trauma (P P P < .05).
Conclusion
After conversion to artificial turf, there was a significant increase in the incidence of upper extremity trauma. After the refurbishing with additional rubber chips, the incidence of lower extremity muscle strain significantly declined. When analyzing measures that could prevent sports injuries related to soccer, it is necessary to take into consideration the changes that occur to the artificial turf over time.
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