TY - JOUR
T1 - ITALIAN CONSENSUS STATEMENT (2020) ON RETURN TO PLAY AFTER LOWER LIMB MUSCLE INJURY IN FOOTBALL (SOCCER)
AU - Bisciotti, Gian Nicola
AU - Vago, Paola
PY - 2019
Y1 - 2019
N2 - Return to play (RTP) decisions in football are currently based on expert opinion. No consensus guideline has been published to demonstrate an evidence-based decision- making process in football (soccer). Our aim was to provide a framework for evidence-based decision-making in RTP following lower limb muscle injuries sustained in football. A 1-day consensus meeting was held in Milan, on 31 August 2018, involving 66 national and international experts from various academic backgrounds. A narrative review of the current evidence for RTP decision-making in football was provided to delegates. Assembled experts came to a consensus on the best practice for managing RTP following lower limb muscle injuries via the Delphi process. Consensus was reached on (1) the definitions of ‘return to training’ and ‘return to play’ in football. We agreed on ‘return to training’ and RTP in football, the appropriate use of clinical and imaging assessments, and laboratory and field tests for return to training following lower limb muscle injury, and identified objective criteria for RTP based on global positioning system technology. Level of evidence IV, grade of recommendation D.
AB - Return to play (RTP) decisions in football are currently based on expert opinion. No consensus guideline has been published to demonstrate an evidence-based decision- making process in football (soccer). Our aim was to provide a framework for evidence-based decision-making in RTP following lower limb muscle injuries sustained in football. A 1-day consensus meeting was held in Milan, on 31 August 2018, involving 66 national and international experts from various academic backgrounds. A narrative review of the current evidence for RTP decision-making in football was provided to delegates. Assembled experts came to a consensus on the best practice for managing RTP following lower limb muscle injuries via the Delphi process. Consensus was reached on (1) the definitions of ‘return to training’ and ‘return to play’ in football. We agreed on ‘return to training’ and RTP in football, the appropriate use of clinical and imaging assessments, and laboratory and field tests for return to training following lower limb muscle injury, and identified objective criteria for RTP based on global positioning system technology. Level of evidence IV, grade of recommendation D.
KW - football injury, consensus statement, return to play
KW - football injury, consensus statement, return to play
UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10807/145266
U2 - 10.1136/bmjsem-2018-000505
DO - 10.1136/bmjsem-2018-000505
M3 - Article
SN - 2055-7647
VL - 2019
SP - 1
EP - 13
JO - BMJ OPEN SPORT & EXERCISE MEDICINE
JF - BMJ OPEN SPORT & EXERCISE MEDICINE
ER -