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PhD Academy Award
Injuries in athletic club players: growth and maturation as potential risk factors (PhD Academy Award)
  1. Xabier Monasterio1,2
  1. 1Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine and Nursing, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), Leioa, Biscay, Spain
  2. 2Medical Services, Athletic Club, Lezama, Biscay, Spain
  1. Correspondence to Xabier Monasterio, Physiology, University of the Basque Country School of Medicine and Dentistry, Lejona, 48940, Spain; xabier.monasterio{at}ehu.eus

http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2023-106702

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    What did I do?

    The main aims of this thesis were to describe the epidemiology of adolescent footballers, to describe how growth and maturation are associated with injury risk in academy male players and to study the accuracy of methods to estimate somatic maturity status.

    Why did I do?

    Injuries occurring during youth can negatively affect academy progression1 and result in long-term health consequences.2 Growth and maturation represent two potential non-modifiable intrinsic risk factors that are unique to adolescent footballers. The literature published on this topic is, however, contradictory and findings in earlier studies are inconsistent.3

    How did I do it?

    This thesis analysed injury, anthropometric and skeletal age data from routine monitoring of players at Athletic Club, whose professional male team plays in Spanish La Liga (1997–2022). Injury classification was based on the consensus of the International Federation of Association Football4 and practitioner’s experience. Individual exposure was recorded since the season of 2011–2012, which allowed us to describe injury incidence …

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    • Contributors The PhD was supervised by Susana M. Gil, Iraia Bidaurrazaga-Letona and Jon Larruskain. Coauthors include Jose A. Lekue, Gontzal Diaz-Beitia, Juan M. Santisteban, Imanol Martin-Garetxana, Eder Bikandi, Dae-Jin Lee, Lore Zumeta-Olaskoaga, Sean P. Cumming, Sean Williams, Robert M. Malina and David M. Johnson.

    • Funding This work was supported by the University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU) under grant PPG17/34 and the Basque Government under Grants PRE_ 2021_2_0029 and EP_2022_1_0004).

    • Disclaimer These organisations have no roles in the collection of data, analysis, interpretation and publication of the paper.

    • Competing interests None declared.

    • Provenance and peer review Not commissioned; externally peer reviewed.