Citation

Knobloch K, Rossner D, Jagodzinski M, Zeichen J, Gossling T, Martin-Schmitt S, Richter M, Krettek C. Sportverletz Sportschaden 2005; 19(2): 82-88.

Vernacular Title

Pravention von Schulsportverletzungen -- Analyse von Ballsportarten bei 2234

Affiliation

Unfallchirurgie, Medizinische Hochschule Hannover.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2005, Georg Thieme Verlag)

DOI

10.1055/s-2005-858142

PMID

15918130

Abstract

PURPOSE: Ball sport school injuries account for a significant morbidity among children and adolescents. MATERIALS AND METHODS: During a school year 2234 school sport injuries have been reported to the Gemeinde Unfall Versicherung (GUV) Niedersachsen, Germany. RESULTS: Regarding the non-gender-specific distribution of the ball sport disciplines, basketball leads with 32 % (n = 431), followed by soccer (24 %, n = 316), volleyball (17 %, n = 232), handball (8.3 %, n = 110) and hockey (4.9 %, n = 65). Sprains (27 %) dominate in basketball, followed by ligament distorsions and ruptures (23 %) and fractures (21 %), with frequent finger injuries (61 %) without contact of an opponent, and injuries of the lower extremity (28 %). Soccer leads to contusions (29 %), in 52 % of the lower extremity frequently after collision with an opponent (22 %) or the ball (20 %). In volleyball upper extremity injuries (71 %) dominate with 53 % finger sprains in individual volleyball play. CONCLUSION: Ball school sport injuries account for a significant morbidity with frequent finger injuries. Proprioceptive deficits may play a role in those finger injuries in basketball, volleyball and handball. During hockey, severe dental and facial injuries were apparent. A prospective proprioceptive trainings program aiming on fingers and the ankle region may therefore be a preventive measure such as helmets with facial protection in hockey school sport.