Laukhardt, Felix https://orcid.org/0009-0001-2475-8890
Engeroff, Tobias https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4584-5712
Schneider, Sebastian
Haser, Christian
Niederer, Daniel https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7690-5418
Groneberg, David https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8551-6556
Banzer, Winfried
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Associations between maturation assessment methods and growth-related injury occurrence in a German Bundesliga youth football academy
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-026-69051-y
Funding for this research was provided by:
Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität, Frankfurt am Main
Article History
Received: 22 April 2026
Accepted: 25 August 2026
First Online: 3 September 2026
Declarations
Competing interests: The authors declare no competing interests.
Ethical approval: The study was approved by the local Ethics Committee of the Faculty of Psychology and Sports Science, Goethe-University Frankfurt/Main, Germany (2025-02).
Patient consent: Each participant had a written informed consent signed by their parents or legal guardian before participating in the study.