@article{ref1,
title="A prospective study of injuries in licensed floorball players",
journal="Scandinavian journal of medicine and science in sports",
year="1997",
author="Wikstrom, J. and Andersson, C.",
volume="7",
number="1",
pages="38-42",
abstract="Injuries occurring among 457 licensed floorball players in the 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 gama (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.",
language="",
issn="0905-7188",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}