Journal:
:asian journal of sports medicine
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vincent gouttebarge world players’ :union: (fifpro), hoofddorp, the netherlands; department of orthopaedic surgery, academic medical center, amsterdam, the netherlands; academic center for evidence based sports medicine (aces), academic medical center, amsterdam, the netherlands; amsterdam collaboration for health & safety in sports (achss), academic medical center / vu university medical center, amsterdam, the netherlands; amsterdam collaboration for health & safety in sports (achss), academic medical center / vu university medical center, amsterdam, the netherlands. tel: +31-621547499
brendan a. hughes schwab world players’ :union: (fifpro), hoofddorp, the netherlands; professional footballers australia (pfa), victoria, australia
adam vivian professional footballers australia (pfa), victoria, australia
gino m. m. j. kerkhoffs department of orthopaedic surgery, academic medical center, amsterdam, the netherlands; academic center for evidence based sports medicine (aces), academic medical center, amsterdam, the netherlands; amsterdam collaboration for health & safety in sports (achss), academic medical center / vu university medical center, amsterdam, the netherlands
results the total number of time-loss injuries and matches missed rose from 129 and 506 respectively in 2008 - 2009 to 202 and 1110 in 2010 - 2011. following the introduction of ‘minimum medical standards’, both categories decreased (significantly for matches missed). these time-loss injuries and matches missed led to high costs of up to aud$ 37,317,029.29 (2012 - 2013 season). the same trend w...