@article{ref1,
title="Acute injuries in Finnish junior floorball league players",
journal="Journal of science and medicine in sport",
year="2018",
author="Pasanen, Kati and Hietamo, Jussi and Vasankari, Tommi and Kannus, Pekka and Heinonen, Ari and Kujala, Urho M. and Mattila, Ville M. and Parkkari, Jari",
volume="21",
number="3",
pages="268-273",
abstract="OBJECTIVES: To investigate the incidence and characteristics of acute time-loss injuries in Finnish junior floorball league players. <br><br>DESIGN: Prospective cohort study with 3-year follow-up. <br><br>METHODS: One hundred and eighty-six female and male players (mean age 16.6±1.4) took part in the follow-up study (2011-2014). The training hours and games were recorded on a team diary. Floorball related acute injuries were registered and verified by a research physician. The injury incidence was expressed as the number of injuries per 1000h of exposure. Incidence rate was calculated separately for games and practices, and for males and females. <br><br>RESULTS: One hundred and forty-four acute time-loss injuries occurred. Injury incidence was 26.87 (95% CI 20.10-33.63) in junior league games, and 1.25 (95% CI 0.99-1.52) in team practices. Female players had significantly higher game injury rate (IRR 1.88, 1.12-3.19) and joint/ligament injury rate (IRR 1.70, 1.07-2.73) compared to males. Eighty-one percent of the injuries affected the lower limbs. The ankle (37%), knee (18%), and thigh (14%) were the most commonly injured body sites. More than half of injuries involved joint or ligaments (54%). Twenty-six percent of the injuries were severe causing more than 28days absence from sports. Eight anterior cruciate ligament ruptures of the knee occurred among seven female players. <br><br>CONCLUSION: The study revealed that risk of ankle and knee ligament injuries is high in adolescent floorball, specifically among female players.<br><br>Copyright © 2017 Sports Medicine Australia. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1440-2440",
doi="10.1016/j.jsams.2017.06.021",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jsams.2017.06.021"
}