Month: January 2021

What do we know about sudden cardiac arrests in football ?

20 January 2021 0 comments

The FIFA Sudden Death Registry (FIFA-SDR) registry was created to help learn more about sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) in football. Data from this ongoing initiative has recently been reported in the BJSM.1 From 2014 to 2018 cases of sudden cardiac death (SCD), survived sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) and traumatic sudden death were recorded. This was [...]

Lisfranc injury – Grade One

14 January 2021 1 comment

Case A 25-year-old male recreational player presented for assessment of a left foot injury which had occurred three weeks previously. He described pushing off to sprint and feeling a sudden pop in the medial aspect of his left mid-foot. This was very painful and he was unable to continue. He developed swelling and bruising over [...]

Lesser trochanter avulsion

07 January 2021 2 comments

Case A 13-year-old male football player presented following an acute onset of pain in his right groin. This occurred as he forcefully extended his right hip while kicking a ball. At the time he was seen he reported pain that was 9/10 in severity, he was unable to walk and had pain/guarding with all hip [...]

Elite female players have a good understanding of injury prevention strategies but may lack medical support

07 January 2021 1 comment

This FastFact highlights data collected at the FIFA Women’s World Cup held in France in 2019. The study features work from clinicians at two FMCE’s as well as staff from the FIFA Medical Office. The study’s primary aims were to evaluate the knowledge, beliefs and practices of elite female footballers towards injury prevention.1 The study [...]

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