@article{ref1,
title="Soccer injuries of youth",
journal="British journal of sports medicine",
year="1985",
author="Schmidt-Olsen, S. and Bünemann, L. K. and Lade, V. and Brassøe, J. O.",
volume="19",
number="3",
pages="161-164",
abstract="During a soccer tournament with participation of 6,600 boys and girls (9-19 years) all injuries were evaluated, 5.2% of the players were injured; out of these 51% had &quot;slight injuries&quot;, 42% &quot;moderate injuries&quot; and 7% &quot;severe injuries&quot;. For the individual player the incidence of injury was 19.1/1,000 playing hours including all degrees of injuries; if &quot;slight injuries&quot; were excluded the incidence was 9.4/1,000 playing hours. The incidence rose with increasing age, girls were injured more often than boys. There were 81% of all injuries localised to the lower extremity, especially the ankle and foot. Contusion was the most frequent diagnosis, amounting to a third of all injuries. Blisters and exoriations amounted to nearly a fifth, 4% of the injuries were fractures, especially in the upper extremity; overuse injuries were seen only in 5.2% of the cases. Based on examination of the injury pattern in these children, injuries of youth seem to be relatively rare and mostly of a non-severe character.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0306-3674",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}