Soccer injuries in Iceland

Árnason, Á.; Gudmundsson, Á.; Dahl, H. A.; Jóhannsson, E.

Affiliations

¹Icelandic College of Sport and Physical Education, Laugarvatn, Iceland

²Norwegian University of Sport and Physical Education, Oslo

³Department of Anatomy, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Oslo, Norway

Abstract and keywords

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.

Keywords: soccer; soccer injury; sports injury; epidemiology

Links

DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0838.1996.tb00069.x

PubMed: 8680943

WoS: A1996UE36600008

History

Accepted: 1995-06-07

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