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A prospective study of injuries in licensed floorball players
Author(s) -
Wikström J.,
Andersson C.
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
scandinavian journal of medicine and science in sports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.575
H-Index - 115
eISSN - 1600-0838
pISSN - 0905-7188
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0838.1997.tb00115.x
Subject(s) - ice hockey , medicine , physical therapy , league , sports medicine , injury prevention , ankle , prospective cohort study , sports injury , poison control , ankle sprain , physical medicine and rehabilitation , medical emergency , surgery , physics , astronomy
Injuries occuring among 457 licensed floorball players in teh Swedish National League were analysed prospectively during the season from 1993 to 1994. Fifty‐one (11%) players sustained 58 injuries. The majority (76%) of the injuries were due to trauma mostly during the game (55%). Twenty‐three (52%) of the traumatic injuries were caused by an opponent or a stick. Ankle sprain (35%) was the most common diagnosis. Injury severity classified with regard to time of absence from sport participation were similarly distributed for minor (36%), moderate (29%) and major (35%) injuries. The total rate of injury was 2.5 per 1000 hours for female and 2.6 for male players. Although this rate is lower than for contact sports like soccer and ice‐hockey, we feel that further investigation of floorball injuries and improvement of protection devices would be valuable.