title: Head injuries from squash: a prospective study.
abstract: Of 1327 male and female players in 10 658 matches of squash rackets in the 1979 season, 64 players sustained eye, face or head injury. Eighty-three percent of the injuries were due to the racket and 12.5 percent were due to ball contact. There was a 6.5 percent risk of injury if all matches were played. There were more injuries in the top divisions of play.
mesh_terms: D001265:Athletic Injuries / Q000209:etiology*; D006259:Craniocerebral Trauma / Q000209:etiology*; D005131:Eye Injuries / Q000209:etiology; D005151:Facial Injuries / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012306:Risk