title: Injuries in Swedish elite basketball.
abstract: All Swedish male and female elite basketball players were interviewed concerning their injuries during 1981/1982. Fifty-eight percent of the male and 62% of the female players reported injuries. The injury frequency was 2.5 injuries/1,000 activity-hours in male and 2.85 injuries/1,000 hours of activity in female players. This corresponds to 8.6 injuries/male team/season and 7.5 injuries/female team/season. An ankle twist was the most common injury (52%) while a knee injury was involved in 18%. Prophylactic orthoses for knee and ankle are suggested.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Colliander
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Eriksson
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Herkel
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Sköld
mesh_terms: D000125:Achilles Tendon / Q000293:injuries; D000328:Adult; D016512:Ankle Injuries; D001265:Athletic Injuries / Q000145:classification / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D018409:Foot Injuries; D006801:Humans; D007718:Knee Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D010806:Physical Education and Training; D013180:Sprains and Strains / Q000453:epidemiology; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013548:Sweden; D013997:Time Factors