TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1995//
TI  - A one year prospective study of soccer injuries in the 1992-1993 Kenyan national team
JO  - African journal of health sciences
A1  - Wekesa, Moni
SP  - 392
EP  - 394
VL  - 2
IS  - 4
N2  - Injuries are common in all sports, including soccer. Most of these injuries can be prevented if their aetiology, mechanisms and predisposing actions are analyzed. There were a total of 32 injuries in the study period. The incidence of lesions was 1.78 per match or 1.1 per player. 43.75% were contusions, 31.25% overuse and 25% sprains. 34.38% of the injuries affected the groin/thigh, 28.13% the knee and 25% the ankle. The right side of the body (65.63%) suffered more injuries. The opponent (60%), ball (12%)and the ground (10%) were the major causes. The activities during injury were running/dribbling (43.8%), tackling (18.8%) and heading (9.4%). A similar study of longer duration is recommended.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1022-9272
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -