TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2011//
TI  - Epidemiology of Acute Soccer Injuries in Canadian Children and Youth
JO  - Pediatric emergency care
A1  - Giannotti, Maria
A1  - Al-Sahab, Ban
A1  - McFaull, Steven R.
A1  - Tamim, Hala
SP  - 81
EP  - 85
VL  - 27
IS  - 2
N2  - OBJECTIVES:: To describe acute injury characteristics in children and youth soccer players and to identify the characteristics of patients who required hospital admission. METHODS:: The analysis of the study was based on the Canadian Hospitals Injury Reporting and Prevention Program. A total of 32,149 patients (aged 5-19 years) with soccer-related injuries presenting to 16 participating hospital emergency departments from 1994 to 2004 were included in the analysis. RESULTS:: Males had the highest proportion of injuries (62%). The leading injuries were sprains/strains (38%), followed by fractures/dislocations (31%) and superficial injuries (23%). A total of 896 cases (3%) required hospital admission. Based on logistic regression analysis, being a male, playing unorganized soccer, having multiple body injuries, playing soccer outside school premises, and playing during the summer/fall increased the likelihood of hospital admission. Moreover, having a head/face/neck injury (Odds ratio [OR], 1.3; 95% confidence interval [95% CI], 1.1-1.7) and trunk injury (OR, 1.7; 95% CI, 1.2-2.4) as compared with an upper extremity injury and having injuries from contact with structures/surfaces (OR, 3.1; 95% CI, 2.2-4.3) and with other players (OR, 2.5; 95% CI, 1.8-3.5) as compared with ball contact had the highest odds of hospital admission. CONCLUSIONS:: Soccer accounted for a significant proportion of injuries presented to Canadian Hospitals Injury Reporting and Prevention Program emergency departments during 1994-2004. Further studies investigating potential interventional programs and techniques among this population are highly warranted.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0749-5161
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/PEC.0b013e3182094340
ID  - ref1
ER  -