@article {Sandelin30, author = {J Sandelin and S Santavirta and O Kiviluoto}, title = {Acute soccer injuries in Finland in 1980.}, volume = {19}, number = {1}, pages = {30--33}, year = {1985}, doi = {10.1136/bjsm.19.1.30}, publisher = {British Association of Sport and Excercise Medicine}, abstract = {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.}, issn = {0306-3674}, URL = {https://bjsm.bmj.com/content/19/1/30}, eprint = {https://bjsm.bmj.com/content/19/1/30.full.pdf}, journal = {British Journal of Sports Medicine} }