title: [Anterior cruciate ligament injuries in handball playing. Mechanisms and incidence of injuries].
abstract: A retrospective study was performed on 144 anterior cruciate ligament injuries sustained while playing team handball. The incidence of this severe injury was 1.8% per year or 0.82 injuries per 1,000 playing hours in female athletes playing at a high division level, mainly on synthetic surfaces. The risk in other groups, and when playing on parquet, was considerably lower. The injury mechanisms indicate that a major risk factor was too good friction between shoes and playing surface. 2/3 of the injuries were non-contact injuries, and only 1/10 were caused by foul play. Cutting and jumping were the most common causes of injury. Further research on friction between shoe and playing surface is recommended.
authors.affiliation: Kysthospitalet i Hagevik.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Strand
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Tvedte
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Engebretsen
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tegnander
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001265:Athletic Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007718:Knee Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009664:Norway / Q000453:epidemiology; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors
vernacular_title: Fremre korsbåndskader ved håndballspill. Skademekanismer og skadeinsidens.