TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1993//
TI  - Handball injuries. An epidemiological and socioeconomic study
JO  - Ugeskrift for Laeger
A1  - Lindblad, B. E.
A1  - Jensen, K. H.
A1  - Terkelsen, C. J.
A1  - Helleland, H. E.
A1  - Terkelsen, C. J.
SP  - 3636
EP  - 3638
VL  - 155
IS  - 45
N2  - A total of 570 injuries in handball players were prospectively registered in a well-defined geographical area of 124,321 inhabitants. The incidence of handball injuries was 46/10,000 inhabitants/year and in females (61/10,000/year) double that for males (31/10,000/year). Sixty-two percent of the injuries were distortions and sprains and 12% were fractures. A total of 7% were hospitalised and the loss of income because of sick leave was in total $3870. Sixty-eight percent of the injured handball players did not play for more than one week. Surprisingly, 8% of the minor injuries resulted in a risk leave of more than six days. Five percent of these injured quit a tournament of training after sustaining a handball injury.<p />  <p>Language: da</p>
LA  - da
SN  - 0041-5782
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -