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. 2022 Mar 2;19(5):2920. doi: 10.3390/ijerph19052920

Table 1.

Incidence of injuries shown according to tissue damage and time of injury (in training or during the match) in professional football players for the matchdays played before the suspension of LaLiga due to the COVID-19 pandemic and after the resumption of the competition.

Injury Incidence (Injury/1000 h of Exposure) Before Suspension After Resumption p Value
Muscle/tendon 2.6 (1.2–3.5) 3.4 (0.9–7.6) 0.152
Ligament/joint/capsule 0.8 (0.2–2.3) 0.4 (0.0–1.2) 0.062
Bone 0.4 (0.0–0.9) 0.7 (0.0–1.6) 0.318
Cartilage/synovium/bursa 0.4 (0.0–1.5) 0.7 (0.0–2.8) 0.305
Training 2.3 (0.9–4.6) 2.5 (0.0–4.0) 0.219
Competition 25.9 (11.2–38.2) 21.5 (5.5–49.6) 0.679

Data represent the mean (range) for injury incidence of 11 professional football teams.