Abstract
The association of French professional football undertook a 18 months epidemiological study. Player injuries (more than 7 days) were noticed by physicians. Eleven clubs during 6 months and 10 clubs during one season participated in the study. The injury incidence varied throughout the season and with teams. The peak of injuries was noticed before the season, in November, and between February and March. Training injuries were very low. Strains and sprains (ankle and knee), were the major injury types. We noticed a dramatic increase of hamstring lesions for the field players. Rupture of achille tendon represented 15% of all tendon lesions (with more than 90 days for absence). Reinjuries were correlated with total number of injuries, in regard with bad cicatrisation and poor rehabilitation protocols. Professional football players are exposed to a high risk of injury during the matches. Most attention must be pointed about prevention, training programs and rehabilitation time.
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