title: Volleyball injuries presenting in casualty: a prospective study.
abstract: During 1986, all sports injuries (n = 5222) were prospectively recorded at the two casualty departments in Arhus, Denmark. Volleyball injuries (n = 278) accounted for 5.3% of all sports injuries. An evaluation of the rehabilitation period and the consequences of the injuries was undertaken by questionnaire three years after the injury. The injury incidence was 1.9 injuries/1000 inhabitants/year. Hand, finger, and ankle sprains were the most frequent injuries. Female players had significantly more hand/finger injuries than male players, who incurred more ankle/foot injuries. Knee (6%) and ankle injuries (31%) were responsible for the longest duration of absence from sports participation. There were relatively few chronic injuries. The study suggests the need to enhance prophylactic measures with regard to blocking and overhand pass techniques, in order to reduce the number and extent of ankle and hand/finger injuries.
authors.affiliation: Orthopaedic Department, University Hospital, Arhus, Denmark.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Solgård
authors.forename: A B
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Nielsen
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Møller-Madsen
authors.forename: B W
authors.initials: BW
authors.lastname: Jacobsen
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Yde
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Jensen
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D016512:Ankle Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000534:rehabilitation; D001265:Athletic Injuries / Q000145:classification / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000534:rehabilitation; D002648:Child; D003718:Denmark / Q000453:epidemiology; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D005383:Finger Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D018409:Foot Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology; D006230:Hand Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007718:Knee Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000534:rehabilitation; D008297:Male; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012737:Sex Factors; D013180:Sprains and Strains / Q000453:epidemiology; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013997:Time Factors