TY - JOUR T1 - Acute soccer injuries in Finland in 1980. JF - British Journal of Sports Medicine JO - Br J Sports Med SP - 30 LP - 33 DO - 10.1136/bjsm.19.1.30 VL - 19 IS - 1 AU - J Sandelin AU - S Santavirta AU - O Kiviluoto Y1 - 1985/03/01 UR - http://bjsm.bmj.com/content/19/1/30.abstract N2 - 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. ER -