Injury incidence and patterns in men's UEFA EURO 2024 and CONMEBOL Copa America 2024: descriptive findings from two simultaneously staged tournaments.

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BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine Pub Date : 2025-09-09 eCollection Date: 2025-01-01 DOI:10.1136/bmjsem-2025-002671

Evert Verhagen, Katrine Okholm Kryger, Zoran Bahtijarevic, Osvaldo Pangrazio, Francisco Forriol

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Background: Injury surveillance is fundamental for understanding and managing risks in elite football. The simultaneous organisation of Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) EURO 2024 and Confederación Sudamericana de Fútbol (CONMEBOL) Copa America 2024 created a unique chance to use a standardised method across two major men's tournaments, providing descriptive insights into injury rates and patterns in various competitive settings.

Objective: To analyse the incidence, severity and burden of time-loss injuries across both tournaments.

Methods: A prospective injury surveillance study was conducted using standardised methodologies from UEFA's Elite Club Injury Study and International Olympic Committee reporting guidelines. Injury incidence rates (IRs) were calculated per 1000 hours of exposure, and injury burden was measured in tournament days lost per 1000 hours.

Results: A total of 85 injuries were recorded, resulting in an overall IR of 4.0 per 1000 hours (95% CI: 3.1 to 4.8). Match injury rates (16.3 per 1000 hours; 95% CI: 11.9 to 20.7) were significantly higher than training rates (1.8 per 1000 hours; 95% CI: 1.2 to 2.4). Injury rates were comparable between UEFA EURO (3.9 per 1000 hours; 95% CI: 2.9 to 4.9) and CONMEBOL Copa America (4.2 per 1000 hours; 95% CI: 2.6 to 5.7). The injury burden was higher in UEFA EURO (30.0 vs 18.3 days lost per 1000 hours). Muscle injuries (58%) and lower extremity injuries (86%) were the most common.

Conclusions: Injury patterns were broadly similar across tournaments, with lower extremity injuries, particularly muscle injuries, being the most common. The study highlights the presence and impact of pre-existing injuries on player availability and underscores the practical value of harmonised injury surveillance, even in small sample contexts, to enhance international data comparability and support future multi-tournament analyses.

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2024年欧洲杯和2024年美洲杯男子伤病发生率和模式：来自两场同时举行的比赛的描述性发现。

背景：损伤监测是理解和管理精英足球风险的基础。欧洲足球协会联盟（UEFA） 2024年欧洲杯和Confederación南美Fútbol (CONMEBOL) 2024年美洲杯的同时举办，为在两项主要男子锦标赛中使用标准化方法创造了一个独特的机会，为各种竞争环境下的受伤率和模式提供了描述性的见解。目的：分析两届比赛时耗损伤的发生率、严重程度和负担。方法：采用欧足联精英俱乐部损伤研究和国际奥委会报告指南的标准化方法进行前瞻性损伤监测研究。计算每1000小时暴露的伤害发生率（IRs），并以每1000小时损失的比赛天数衡量伤害负担。结果：共记录85例损伤，导致总体IR为每1000小时4.0 （95% CI: 3.1至4.8）。比赛损伤率（16.3 / 1000小时，95% CI: 11.9 ~ 20.7）显著高于训练率（1.8 / 1000小时，95% CI: 1.2 ~ 2.4）。欧洲杯（3.9 / 1000小时，95% CI: 2.9 - 4.9）和美洲杯（4.2 / 1000小时，95% CI: 2.6 - 5.7）的受伤率相当。欧足联的伤病负担更高（每1000小时损失30.0天和18.3天）。肌肉损伤（58%）和下肢损伤（86%）是最常见的。结论：各赛事的损伤模式大致相似，下肢损伤，尤其是肌肉损伤是最常见的。该研究强调了现有伤病对球员可用性的存在和影响，并强调了协调伤病监测的实用价值，即使在小样本背景下，也可以提高国际数据的可比性，并支持未来的多场比赛分析。

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