@article {Maehlum181, author = {S. Maehlum and O. A. Daljord}, title = {Acute sports injuries in Oslo: a one-year study.}, volume = {18}, number = {3}, pages = {181--185}, year = {1984}, doi = {10.1136/bjsm.18.3.181}, publisher = {British Association of Sport and Excercise Medicine}, abstract = {All sport injuries treated at the Emergency Department, Ullev{\r a}l Hospital in Oslo (OKL) were registered for one year. They accounted for 6.3\% of the total number of patients treated at OKL in that period. 4673 patients were seen; 3292 males and 1381 females. The women were younger than the men, 55\% were below 20 years of age; 41\% of the males (p less than 0.05). Most of the men (64\%) were injured in connection with competitive sports, but 52\% of the women sustained their injury pursuing recreational sports. Football and skiing accounted for 49\% of the total number of injuries. In males football caused most injuries--35\%. In females handball accounted for most injuries--18\%. Nearly 3/4 of the injuries affected the extremities; the most common injury being the ankle sprain (16\%). Almost 1/4 of the patients had a fracture, and 218 patients (4.7\%) were admitted to hospital, the rest being treated as outpatients. In all, the sports injuries required 7658 consultations.}, issn = {0306-3674}, URL = {https://bjsm.bmj.com/content/18/3/181}, eprint = {https://bjsm.bmj.com/content/18/3/181.full.pdf}, journal = {British Journal of Sports Medicine} }