Sandelin J, Santavirta S
Orthopaedic Hospital of the Invalid Foundation, Helsinki, Finland.
Ann Chir Gynaecol. 1991;80(2):95-9.
The popularity of different sports activities has increased during the last three decades, a development that has been considered beneficial in many respects for society as well as the individual. One of the deleterious effects of this development, however, is an increased number of sports injuries. The exact incidence of sports injuries is difficult to calculate due to many potential biasing circumstances like data collection, definition of sports injuries and the lack of suitable control subjects. In a large study where the acute accidents in Finland were examined the incidence of sports injuries was 670/10,000 inhabitants in 1987. Seven per cent of the total number of injuries seen at a large casualty department were sports injuries. The main purpose of studying sports injuries is to identify the sportsmen at high risk of injury and the main risk factors. Only in this way can preventive measures be undertaken in an effort to make participation in sports safe, regardless of the level or type of sports practiced.
在过去三十年中，不同体育活动的普及程度有所提高，这一发展在许多方面被认为对社会和个人都有益。然而，这一发展的有害影响之一是运动损伤数量的增加。由于许多潜在的偏差情况，如数据收集、运动损伤的定义以及缺乏合适的对照对象，运动损伤的确切发生率难以计算。在一项对芬兰急性事故进行调查的大型研究中，1987年运动损伤的发生率为每10000名居民中有670例。在一个大型急诊部门所见的损伤总数中，7%是运动损伤。研究运动损伤的主要目的是识别受伤风险高的运动员和主要风险因素。只有这样，才能采取预防措施，努力使参与体育运动变得安全，无论所从事的运动水平或类型如何。
