TY - JOUR T1 - Evidence based journal watch JF - British Journal of Sports Medicine JO - Br J Sports Med SP - 118 LP - 119 VL - 39 IS - 2 A2 - , Y1 - 2005/02/01 UR - http://bjsm.bmj.com/content/39/2/118.abstract N2 - Price RJ, Hawkins RD, Hulse MA. Br J Sports Med 2004;38:466–71OpenUrlAbstract/FREE Full Text Background: Young footballers may be at a higher risk of overuse injuries because of the immaturity of their musculoskeletal systems, but prospective studies in youth football are limited. Research question/s: What is the incidence of injuries sustained in English youth academy football over two competitive seasons? Methodology:Subjects: 4773 football players (9–19 years). Experimental procedure: Over two seasons, all injuries during football were documented by medical staff at 38 English football club youth academies, using a specific injury audit questionnaire with a weekly return form that documented each club’s current injury status. Measures of outcome: Incidence of injury (injuries per season), days and games missed, injuries per age group, injuries during different times in the season, types of injuries. Main finding/s: Incidence of injury: the mean injury rate was 0.40 per player per season Days and games missed: mean days missed for each injury was 21.9 (33.63), and mean games missed per injury was 2.31 (3.66) (total time absent through injury – 6% of the player’s development time) Injuries per age: there was an increased incidence of injury with increasing age Times of season: injury incidence varied throughout the season (training injuries peaked mid-season in January (p<0.05) and competition injuries peaked at the beginning of the season in October (p<0.05)) Location of injuries: mostly lower limb (similar for thigh (19%), ankle (19%), and knee (18%)) Growth related conditions accounted for 5% of total injuries, peaking … ER -