title: [Handball injuries. An epidemiological and socioeconomic study].
abstract: A total of 570 injuries in handball players were prospectively registered in a well-defined geographical area of 124,321 inhabitants. The incidence of handball injuries was 46/10,000 inhabitants/year and in females (61/10,000/year) double that for males (31/10,000/year). Sixty-two percent of the injuries were distortions and sprains and 12% were fractures. A total of 7% were hospitalised and the loss of income because of sick leave was in total $3870. Sixty-eight percent of the injured handball players did not play for more than one week. Surprisingly, 8% of the minor injuries resulted in a risk leave of more than six days. Five percent of these injured quit a tournament of training after sustaining a handball injury.
authors.affiliation: Randers Centralsygehus, ortopaedkirurgisk afdeling.
authors.forename: B E
authors.initials: BE
authors.lastname: Lindblad
authors.forename: K H
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Jensen
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 / Q000191:economics / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003718:Denmark / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D006230:Hand Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007869:Leg Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013180:Sprains and Strains / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology
vernacular_title: Håndboldskader. En epidemiologisk og socioøkonomisk undersøgelse.