TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1986//
TI  - The epidemiology of ice hockey injuries
JO  - British journal of sports medicine
A1  - Jørgensen, U.
A1  - Schmidt-Olsen, S.
SP  - 7
EP  - 9
VL  - 20
IS  - 1
N2  - As part of the injury profylaxes in Denmark a questionnaire investigation was undertaken in 14 randomly chosen ice hockey teams--out of 266 players, 210 answered (79%). The injury incidence per player per 1000 hours was 4.7, i.e. 1.5 in training and 38.0 in match. Half of the injuries were localised to the head (28%) and lower extremities (27%), 19% to the upper extremities and 7% to the back. Of these 48% were contusions. Knee and elbow injuries were of longest duration. The necessity for increased shock absorption in helmets and barriers as well as built-in rotational and collateral stabilizers in the existing knee protectors for injury prophylaxis is stressed.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0306-3674
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -