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February 6, 2026The Physician and Sportsmedicine0 citations

Characteristics of musculoskeletal injuries in youth football: a prospective study

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TLTainá de Mattos LeãoRBRafaela Santos dos Santos BorekRBRobertto Oliveira de Oliveira Basso

Key Points

  • The aim is to explore the patterns of musculoskeletal injuries in youth football players and their relationship to age and position.
  • Conducted a prospective study on youth football players
  • Monitored various injury characteristics
  • Assessed athlete profiles and physical demands
  • Injury patterns varied significantly by age and playing position
  • Muscle injuries were the most common type identified
  • Integrated monitoring supports injury prevention and early management strategies

Abstract

Injury patterns varied by age and position. Muscle injuries predominated, highlighting the importance of integrated monitoring of injury characteristics, athlete profile, and physical demands to support injury prevention and early management in youth football.

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Leão et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/698584f98f7c464f230084bbhttps://doi.org/10.1080/00913847.2026.2626298
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