150185 20251017144613.0 doi 10.1016/j.apunsm.2020.07.001 sideral 121553 ART-2020-121553 eng Matute-Llorente, A. Universidad de Zaragoza (orcid)0000-0001-8500-1667 Injuries of a Spanish top-level sample of football referees. A retrospective study 2020 Objective: To analyze the incidence and injury pattern in Spanish football (soccer) referees. Method: In this retrospective study, Spanish referees filled out an online survey during a training camp organized by the Referees Technical Committee of the Real Federacion Espanola de Futbol. The survey included questions on aspects of refereeing qualifications, training and matches, injury patterns (type, location, and circumstances), and absence of the 2018-2019 season. Results: A total of 28 elite referees (24.1%) out of 116 reported having suffered one injury during the season. Significant differences in the frequency of injuries between match (MRs) and assistant referees (ARs) were observed. MRs were 1.90 (95% CI 1.008-3.582) times as likely to suffer an injury compared to ARs. The incidence of match injuries for MRs officiating in the top division of the Spanish Football League was 1.30 (95% CI 0.0-3.82) per 1000 match hours while for ARs was 0.7 (95% CI 0.0-2.1); the incidence of training injuries was considerably lower in both groups (0.4 (95% CI 0.0-0.9) vs. 0.3 (95% CI 0.0-0.6). Hamstringand calf-related muscle problems were the most common injury diagnoses in elite referees. Injured referees had, on average, 2 weeks of absence from training and competition. Conclusion: Elite MRs had a 90% increase in the risk of suffering an injury in comparison with elite ARs. The incidence of match injury or training injury was very low in both groups, despite that, they should continue carrying out preventive programs specially targeted for hamstring and calf-related muscle problems. info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess All rights reserved http://www.europeana.eu/rights/rr-f/ 0.21 2020 Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 2020 Q3 Sports Science 2020 Q3 Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation 2020 Q3 info:eu-repo/semantics/review info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Sanchez-Sanchez, J. Castagna, C. Casajus, J.A. Universidad de Zaragoza (orcid)0000-0002-7215-6931 1006 245 Universidad de Zaragoza Dpto. Fisiatría y Enfermería Área Educación Física y Depor. 55, 208 (2020), 146-152 Apunts, Med. esport Apunts. Medicina de l'esport 0213-3717 321824 http://zaguan.unizar.es/record/150185/files/texto_completo.pdf Versión publicada 1922197 http://zaguan.unizar.es/record/150185/files/texto_completo.jpg?subformat=icon icon Versión publicada oai:zaguan.unizar.es:150185 articulos driver 2025-10-17-14:18:12 ARTICLE