Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: http://doi.org/10.25358/openscience-8753
Full metadata record
DC FieldValueLanguage
dc.contributor.authorBelikan, Patrick-
dc.contributor.authorFärber, Lars-Christopher-
dc.contributor.authorAbel, Frédéric-
dc.contributor.authorNowak, Tobias E.-
dc.contributor.authorDrees, Philipp-
dc.contributor.authorMattyasovszky, Stefan G.-
dc.date.accessioned2023-02-03T10:36:01Z-
dc.date.available2023-02-03T10:36:01Z-
dc.date.issued2022-
dc.identifier.urihttps://openscience.ub.uni-mainz.de/handle/20.500.12030/8769-
dc.description.abstractBackground Calcaneal apophysitis, or Sever's disease, is the most common cause of heel pain in childhood and adolescence. It is regarded as an overuse syndrome. Studies on the incidence of calcaneal apophysitis in young athletes and their associated return-to-play time are lacking in the current literature. The aim of our current study was to identify the incidence of calcaneal apophysitis in professional youth soccer, the associated time to return-to-play, predisposing factors and their impact on time to return-to-play. Methods Retrospective evaluation of injury data gathered from a German youth soccer academy in the years 2009–2018. In total, 4326 injury cases in 612 players were included in the study. The diagnosis and the follow-up visits were carried out in a weekly consultation hour at the youth academy. Results During the observation period of 10 years, 22 cases of calcaneal apophysitis were detected. The incidence of calcaneal apophysitis per 100 athletes per year was found to be 0.36. The mean age of the affected athletes at the time of diagnosis was 11.8 ± 2.1 years (MW ± SD). The complaints were unilateral in 20 and bilateral in two cases. Three of the 22 detected cases of calcaneal apophysitis (13.6%) were recurrent injuries. The mean time to return-to-play of the affected athletes was 60.7 ± 64.9 days (MW ± SD). Athletes with recurrent complaints showed longer recovery time and time to return-to-play when compared to players with primary diagnosed disease. Our results could show that neither age nor body mass index at the time of diagnosis had an impact on time to return-to-play. Conclusions This is the first study investigating the incidence of calcaneal apophysitis and the associated time to return-to-play in youth elite soccer. Calcaneal apophysitis results in substantial time loss for the athletes. Further prospective clinical studies are required to fully understand the etiology and risk factors for calcaneal apophysitis and therefore develop preventive strategies.en_GB
dc.description.sponsorshipGefördert durch die Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Projektnummer 491381577de
dc.language.isoengde
dc.rightsCC BY*
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/*
dc.subject.ddc610 Medizinde_DE
dc.subject.ddc610 Medical sciencesen_GB
dc.titleIncidence of calcaneal apophysitis (Sever’s disease) and return-to-play in adolescent athletes of a German youth soccer academy : a retrospective study of 10 yearsen_GB
dc.typeZeitschriftenaufsatzde
dc.identifier.doihttp://doi.org/10.25358/openscience-8753-
jgu.type.contenttypeScientific articlede
jgu.type.dinitypearticleen_GB
jgu.type.versionPublished versionde
jgu.type.resourceTextde
jgu.organisation.departmentFB 04 Medizinde
jgu.organisation.number2700-
jgu.organisation.nameJohannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz-
jgu.rights.accessrightsopenAccess-
jgu.journal.titleJournal of orthopaedic surgery and researchde
jgu.journal.volume17de
jgu.pages.alternative83de
jgu.publisher.year2022-
jgu.publisher.nameBioMed Centralde
jgu.publisher.placeLondonde
jgu.publisher.issn1749-799Xde
jgu.organisation.placeMainz-
jgu.subject.ddccode610de
jgu.publisher.doi10.1186/s13018-022-02979-9de
jgu.organisation.rorhttps://ror.org/023b0x485-
jgu.subject.dfgLebenswissenschaftende
Appears in collections:DFG-491381577-G

Files in This Item:
  File Description SizeFormat
Thumbnail
incidence_of_calcaneal_apophy-20230202103713868.pdf742.49 kBAdobe PDFView/Open