PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - J Sandelin
AU  - S Santavirta
AU  - O Kiviluoto
TI  - Acute soccer injuries in Finland in 1980.
AID  - 10.1136/bjsm.19.1.30
DP  - 1985 Mar 01
TA  - British Journal of Sports Medicine
PG  - 30--33
VI  - 19
IP  - 1
4099  - http://bjsm.bmj.com/content/19/1/30.short
4100  - http://bjsm.bmj.com/content/19/1/30.full
SO  - Br J Sports Med1985 Mar 01; 19
AB  - 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.