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. 2016 Jan 29;4(1):2325967115625636.
doi: 10.1177/2325967115625636. eCollection 2016 Jan.

Beach Soccer Injuries During the Japanese National Championships

Tomoyuki Shimakawa  1 , Yusuke Shimakawa  2 , Yoko Kawasoe  3 , Kouji Yoshimura  4 , Yuma Chinen  4 , Kazuya Eimon  4 , Wataru Chibana  4 , Shinichi Shirota  5 , Kei Kadekawa  4 , Roald Bahr  6 , Tomomi Uezato  4 , Hiroshi Ikeda  7
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Beach Soccer Injuries During the Japanese National Championships

Tomoyuki Shimakawa et al. Orthop J Sports Med. .

Abstract

Background: The frequency and severity of injury in beach soccer are unknown.

Purpose: To estimate the incidence rates, characteristics, and risk factors for injuries associated with beach soccer.

Study design: Cohort study; Level of evidence, 3.

Methods: The same sports physician examined and recorded injuries incurred during the Japanese National Beach Soccer Championships in 2013 and 2014. Posttournament follow-up was made for all injuries. Match exposure for each player was recorded through video review to examine individual risk factors.

Results: A total of 58 injuries were recorded during 54 matches. The overall injury rate was 179.0 (95% CI, 138.4-231.6), and the time-loss injury rate was 28.2 (95% CI, 14.7-54.1) per 1000 player-hours. The foot/toe (34.9%) was the most frequently injured area, followed by the lower leg (22.2%) and thigh (11.1%). There was only 1 ankle injury (1.6%). The most frequent injury type was contusions (60.3%), followed by lacerations/abrasions (14.3%) and sprains/ligament injuries (6.3%). Only 4 injuries resulted in ≥30 days of time-loss (7.4%). After adjusting for age, a previous history of severe injury and longer experience of beach soccer were significantly associated with injury risk.

Conclusion: The time-loss injury rate in this study was comparable to the rates reported during the matches of soccer or futsal tournaments. However, a greater incidence of foot/toe injury and lacerations/abrasions as well as a lower incidence of ankle injury distinguished beach soccer from soccer and futsal, possibly related to the specific playing conditions of being barefoot on a sand surface.

Keywords: Japan; athletic injuries; beach soccer; epidemiology; football; soccer.

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Conflict of interest statement

One or more of the authors has declared the following potential conflict of interest or source of funding: This work was funded by the Rokuto Orthopedic Clinic, Okinawa, Japan.

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