TY - JOUR T1 - Volleyball injuries presenting in casualty: a prospective study. JF - British Journal of Sports Medicine JO - Br J Sports Med SP - 200 LP - 204 DO - 10.1136/bjsm.29.3.200 VL - 29 IS - 3 AU - L Solgård AU - A B Nielsen AU - B Møller-Madsen AU - B W Jacobsen AU - J Yde AU - J Jensen Y1 - 1995/09/01 UR - http://bjsm.bmj.com/content/29/3/200.abstract N2 - During 1986, all sports injuries (n = 5222) were prospectively recorded at the two casualty departments in Arhus, Denmark. Volleyball injuries (n = 278) accounted for 5.3% of all sports injuries. An evaluation of the rehabilitation period and the consequences of the injuries was undertaken by questionnaire three years after the injury. The injury incidence was 1.9 injuries/1000 inhabitants/year. Hand, finger, and ankle sprains were the most frequent injuries. Female players had significantly more hand/finger injuries than male players, who incurred more ankle/foot injuries. Knee (6%) and ankle injuries (31%) were responsible for the longest duration of absence from sports participation. There were relatively few chronic injuries. The study suggests the need to enhance prophylactic measures with regard to blocking and overhand pass techniques, in order to reduce the number and extent of ankle and hand/finger injuries. ER -