title: European soccer injuries. A prospective epidemiologic and socioeconomic study.
abstract: In 1 year, 715 patients with soccer injuries were registered and treated in the emergency department of Randers City Hospital. We did a prospective study of these patients using a questionnaire to determine the most common locations, types, mechanisms, and treatments of injury. Financial costs for society and the individual were also examined. Forty-nine percent of the injuries were to the joints; sprains and contusions were the most common types of injury, accounting for 46% and 25%, respectively. The majority of patients (64% of the men and 58% of the women) were injured during physical contact with another player. Most (63%) of the patients were treated in the emergency department and then released. Thirty-one percent had to be absent from work, but only 8% of the patients had a loss of income because of their injury. The average amount of work time lost was 5 days.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Randers City Hospital, Denmark.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Høy
authors.forename: B E
authors.initials: BE
authors.lastname: Lindblad
authors.forename: C J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Terkelsen
authors.forename: H E
authors.initials: HE
authors.lastname: Helleland
authors.forename: C J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Terkelsen
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001265:Athletic Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology*; D003718:Denmark / Q000453:epidemiology; D005060:Europe / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012916:Soccer / Q000293:injuries*; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires