TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1985//
TI  - Acute soccer injuries in Finland in 1980
JO  - British journal of sports medicine
A1  - Sandelin, J.
A1  - Santavirta, S.
A1  - Kiviluoto, Olli
SP  - 30
EP  - 33
VL  - 19
IS  - 1
N2  - The present investigation analyses all the acute soccer injuries recorded in Finland during one year (1980). The mean follow-up time was 18 months. The calculated yearly injury incidence was 5.8%. No significant difference in the injury incidences between the two sexes could be detected. A major part, 64% of the injuries were located in the lower extremities. Fractures and dislocations accounted for 11% of all injuries. One quarter of the injuries were classified as mild, causing a playing disability shorter than a week. Most injuries occurred through physical contact with another player (p less than 0.001). The calculated median time of absence from practice after injury was 4 weeks.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0306-3674
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -