Acute soccer injuries in Finland in 1980.
The present investigation analyses all the acute soccer injuries recorded in Finland during one year (1980). The mean follow-up time was 18 months. The calculated yearly injury incidence was 5.8%. No significant difference in the injury incidences between the two sexes could be detected. A major part, 64% of the injuries were located in the lower extremities. Fractures and dislocations accounted for 11% of all injuries. One quarter of the injuries were classified as mild, causing a playing disability shorter than a week. Most injuries occurred through physical contact with another player (p less than 0.001). The calculated median time of absence from practice after injury was 4 weeks.
D000328:Adult; D001265:Athletic Injuries / Q000191:economics / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D005260:Female; D005387:Finland; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D007348:Insurance, Health; D004204:Joint Dislocations / Q000453:epidemiology; D007869:Leg Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D012916:Soccer; D013177:Sports