Moreno-Pérez, VíctorTravassos, BrunoCalado, AntónioGonzalo-Skok, OliverDel Coso, JuanMendez-Villanueva, A.2019-11-192019-11-192019-03-01V. Moreno-Pérez, B. Travassos, A. Calado, O. Gonzalo-Skok, J. Del Coso, A. Mendez-Villanueva, Adductor Squeeze Test and Groin Injuries in elite Football players: A prospective study, Physical Therapy in Sport (2019), doi: 10.1016/j.ptsp.2019.03.001http://hdl.handle.net/10400.6/7590during the competitive season of professional football teams. Design: Prospective Cohort study. Setting: Controlled laboratory environment. Participants: Seventy-one players volunteered to participate. Main outcome measures: In the pre-season, maximal hip adductor strength was measured by means of the isometric adductor squeeze test. Hip adductor strength, normalized by body mass, was compared between players who suffered a groin injury (n ¼ 18) vs uninjured players (n ¼ 53). Risk ratios (RR) were used to evaluate the likelihood of players to suffer this type of injury. Results: Most of the reported groin injuries occurred during competitive matches (5.5 per 1000 match hours). Maximal isometric hip adductor strength was lower in the groin-injured group compared with their uninjured counterparts (429.8 ± 100 vs 564 ± 58.7 N, d¼ 1.58 and 5.40 ± 1.27 vs 7.71 ± 0.89 N/kg, d¼ 1.88, respectively). Results revealed that values of maximal isometric adductor strength lower than 465.33 N increased the probability to suffer a groin injury by 72%. Furthermore, values of force relative to body mass lower than 6.971 N/kg increased the probability to suffer a groin injury by 83%. Conclusion: The assessment of Hip adductor strength, in addition to other measurements, might help practitioners to determine the probability of suffering an overuse groin injuries in elite football players.engAdductorSoccerTeam-sportsInjury rateRisk factorjournal article10.1016/j.ptsp.2019.03.001