Soccer injuries in Iceland

We investigated the frequency, cause and location of injuries in Icelandic elite soccer in 1991. The incidence of injuries for the individual player was 34.8 ± 5.7 per 1000 game‐hours and 5.9 ± 1.1 per 1000 practice‐hours. The most common types of injuries were muscle strains (29%), ligament sprains...

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Published in:Scandinavian journal of medicine & science in sports 1996-02, Vol.6 (1), p.40-45
Main Authors: Árnason, Á., Gudmundsson, Á., Dahl, H. A., Jóhannsson, E.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Athletic Injuries - epidemiology
Biological and medical sciences
epidemiology
Humans
Iceland - epidemiology
Injuries of the limb. Injuries of the spine
Ligaments - injuries
Male
Medical sciences
Recurrence
soccer
Soccer - injuries
soccer injury
sports injury
Sprains and Strains - epidemiology
Sprains and Strains - etiology
Traumas. Diseases due to physical agents
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Summary:We investigated the frequency, cause and location of injuries in Icelandic elite soccer in 1991. The incidence of injuries for the individual player was 34.8 ± 5.7 per 1000 game‐hours and 5.9 ± 1.1 per 1000 practice‐hours. The most common types of injuries were muscle strains (29%), ligament sprains (22%), contusions (20%), and other injuries (29%). The frequency of reinjury was markedly high, where 44% of the strains and 58% of the sprains were registered as reinjuries. Strains occurred mainly during sprinting, sprains by tackling, and contusion during other contact. Significantly more injuries occurred on artificial turf than on grass or gravel in correlation to number of hours in games and practices. Teams who had the longest pre‐season preparation period obtained significantly fewer injuries during the season.
ISSN:0905-7188
1600-0838
DOI:10.1111/j.1600-0838.1996.tb00069.x