Athlete exertion injuries.
Over a period of three years 829 cases of greater than or equal to 16-year-old athlete exertion injuries and syndromes were collected. There were 75 women and 754 men in the series. About 90% of the athletes had been training regularly for more than two years, and 75% of them trained 6 times a week or more. Approximately 52% of the injuries occurred in track and field athletics, about 17% in ball events, 13.6% in skiing, 7.4% in orienteering, and 4.7% in power events. Other sports were associated with fewer exertion injuries. 28.7% of the conditions occurred in the knee, 17% in the ankle, foot and heel, 14.8% in the leg, 8.2% in the back and trunk, 8.1% in the thigh, 7.4% in the achilles tendon. The rest were in the shoulder, neck and upper extremities. In 92% of the patients conservative treatment and rest were used. Only 8% of the cases were treated surgically.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001265:Athletic Injuries / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D005387:Finland; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D018409:Foot Injuries; D006801:Humans; D007718:Knee Injuries / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D007869:Leg Injuries / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D005082:Physical Exertion; D012737:Sex Factors