Mechanisms of foot and XXXX in soccer.

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BACKGROUND: Although player-to-player contact is a risk factor in the majority of soccer @entity130 , the mechanisms leading to these @entity130 have not been analyzed. PURPOSE: To assess the relationships between foot/ @entity3681 and foul play and tackle type, and to identify the position of the foot and ankle at the time of injury. STUDY DESIGN: Prospective cohort study. METHODS: Team physicians prospectively recorded each @entity130 , and the videotaped incident leading to the injury was retrospectively analyzed. RESULTS: Of 76 foot and @entity3681 (52 contusions, 20 sprains, 4 @entity174 ), direct contact occurred between players in 72. Significantly more @entity130 involved a tackle from the side and a lateral or medial tackle force. The injured limb was weightbearing in 41 and nonweightbearing in 35 of the incidents. Significantly more @entity130 resulted in time lost from soccer when the limb was weightbearing. The most common foot and ankle positions at the time of injury were pronated/neutral in the sagittal plane for weightbearing limbs, and plantar flexed/neutral in the coronal plane for nonweightbearing limbs. The most common foot and @entity717 at the time of injury were external (23) and eversion (28). CONCLUSIONS: The majority of @entity130 were caused by tackles involving lateral or medial forces that created a corresponding eversion or inversion rotation of the foot or ankle. The weightbearing status of the injured limb was a significant risk factor.
