Watson A W
Am J Sports Med. 1984 Jan-Feb;12(1):65-71. doi: 10.1177/036354658401200110.
Details of the sports injuries occurring in 6799 children between the ages of 10 and 18 were recorded during the course of one academic year (September to June). One hundred sixteen injuries were noted: 29 sprains, 20 fractures, 18 strains, 14 contusions, 10 wounds, 7 dislocations, and 18 other injuries. On average these injuries resulted in 0.47 days of hospitalization, 18 days of incapacity, and 28 days before full recovery. The activities at which the injuries occurred were: football, 24; athletics, 15; rugby and gymnastics, 11 each; hockey, 10; basketball, 9; hurling and soccer, 8 each; indoor soccer, 5; camogie, 4; swimming, 3; tennis, 1; and others, 7. The rugby and indoor soccer injuries tended to be of above average seriousness. Eighty-eight injuries occurred in males and 28 in females. Males over 14 were three and half times as likely to be injured as younger boys. In girls the incidence of injury dropped after the age of 15. In both sexes the likelihood of injury increased with the physical standing of the individual. In outstanding males over the age of 15 the incidence of injury was one in six. The factors which contributed most frequently to injury were recklessness on the part of the injured party and foul or illegal play by another player. Lack of fitness and defects in sports gear, playing area, and equipment were other common causes.
在一个学年（9月至6月）期间，记录了6799名10至18岁儿童发生的运动损伤细节。共记录了116起损伤：29起扭伤、20起骨折、18起拉伤、14起挫伤、10起伤口、7起脱位以及18起其他损伤。这些损伤平均导致0.47天的住院时间、18天的失能时间以及28天才能完全康复。受伤时进行的活动如下：足球，24起；田径，15起；橄榄球和体操，各11起；曲棍球，10起；篮球，9起；爱尔兰式曲棍球和英式足球，各8起；室内足球，5起；女子曲棍球，4起；游泳，3起；网球，1起；其他，7起。橄榄球和室内足球的损伤往往比平均严重程度更高。88起损伤发生在男性身上，28起发生在女性身上。14岁以上的男性受伤的可能性是年幼男孩的3.5倍。在女孩中，15岁以后受伤发生率下降。在两性中，受伤的可能性都随着个人身体状况的提升而增加。15岁以上的优秀男性中，受伤发生率为六分之一。最常导致受伤的因素是受伤者自身的鲁莽以及其他球员的犯规或违规行为。缺乏身体素质以及运动装备、比赛场地和设备的缺陷是其他常见原因。
