Long-Term Injury Survey in a Japanese University Women's Soccer Team
# BACKGROUND Injuries are common in soccer as it is a contact sport. However, longitudinal studies spanning multiple seasons, focused on injuries in female university soccer players in Japan, are lacking. Additionally, broader comparisons on injury patterns remain unexplored. The purpose of this st...
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North American Sports Medicine Institute
2025-04-01
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| description | # BACKGROUND
Injuries are common in soccer as it is a contact sport. However, longitudinal studies spanning multiple seasons, focused on injuries in female university soccer players in Japan, are lacking. Additionally, broader comparisons on injury patterns remain unexplored. The purpose of this study was to prospectively investigate injuries among female university soccer players over three seasons.
# STUDY DESIGN
Descriptive epidemiological study
# METHODS
A total of 108 players from a university women's soccer team were included. A qualified athletic trainer assessed injury type (injury or disability), site and severity according to injury occurrence (game or practice) over three seasons. An orthopedic surgeon confirmed the resulting injury.
# RESULTS
The overall injury rate was 1.62/1000 athlete exposures. The game injury rate (9.86/1000 athlete exposures) was higher than the practice injury rate (1.39/1000 athlete exposures). Sprains were the most common injury in games and practices; concussions and meniscal tears were also common during games. The lower limbs, particularly the ankles and feet, were the most common anatomical injury sites in both games and practices. Severe injuries requiring long-term withdrawal were frequently observed during games and practices. These included anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tears, meniscal injuries, and severe concussions, all of which necessitated prolonged recovery periods and withdrawal from team activities.
# CONCLUSION
Injury prevention measures should be prioritized for female university soccer players, especially to address the high injury rate during games and the frequent occurrence of severe injuries.
# LEVEL OF EVIDENCE
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| spelling | doaj-art-ff4fe392aa2d4dcc931186ca0a6071312025-08-20T02:53:40ZengNorth American Sports Medicine InstituteInternational Journal of Sports Physical Therapy2159-28962025-04-0120410.26603/001c.132248Long-Term Injury Survey in a Japanese University Women's Soccer TeamToshihiro MaemichiTsukasa Kumai# BACKGROUND Injuries are common in soccer as it is a contact sport. However, longitudinal studies spanning multiple seasons, focused on injuries in female university soccer players in Japan, are lacking. Additionally, broader comparisons on injury patterns remain unexplored. The purpose of this study was to prospectively investigate injuries among female university soccer players over three seasons. # STUDY DESIGN Descriptive epidemiological study # METHODS A total of 108 players from a university women's soccer team were included. A qualified athletic trainer assessed injury type (injury or disability), site and severity according to injury occurrence (game or practice) over three seasons. An orthopedic surgeon confirmed the resulting injury. # RESULTS The overall injury rate was 1.62/1000 athlete exposures. The game injury rate (9.86/1000 athlete exposures) was higher than the practice injury rate (1.39/1000 athlete exposures). Sprains were the most common injury in games and practices; concussions and meniscal tears were also common during games. The lower limbs, particularly the ankles and feet, were the most common anatomical injury sites in both games and practices. Severe injuries requiring long-term withdrawal were frequently observed during games and practices. These included anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tears, meniscal injuries, and severe concussions, all of which necessitated prolonged recovery periods and withdrawal from team activities. # CONCLUSION Injury prevention measures should be prioritized for female university soccer players, especially to address the high injury rate during games and the frequent occurrence of severe injuries. # LEVEL OF EVIDENCE 3bhttps://doi.org/10.26603/001c.132248 |
| spellingShingle | Toshihiro Maemichi Tsukasa Kumai Long-Term Injury Survey in a Japanese University Women's Soccer Team International Journal of Sports Physical Therapy |
| title | Long-Term Injury Survey in a Japanese University Women's Soccer Team |
| title_full | Long-Term Injury Survey in a Japanese University Women's Soccer Team |
| title_fullStr | Long-Term Injury Survey in a Japanese University Women's Soccer Team |
| title_full_unstemmed | Long-Term Injury Survey in a Japanese University Women's Soccer Team |
| title_short | Long-Term Injury Survey in a Japanese University Women's Soccer Team |
| title_sort | long term injury survey in a japanese university women s soccer team |
| url | https://doi.org/10.26603/001c.132248 |
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