Abstract

All sport injuries treated at the Emergency Department, Ulleval Hospital in Oslo (OKL) were registered for one year. They accounted for 6.3 of the total number of patients treated at OKL in that period. 4673 patients were seen; 3292 males and 1381 females. The women were younger than the men, 55 were below 20 years of age; 41 of the males. Most of the men (64 ) were injured in connection with competitive sports, but 52 of the women sustained their injury pursuing recreational sports. Football and skiing accounted for 49 of the total number of injuries. In males football caused most injuries - 35. In females handball accounted for most injuries - 18. Nearly 3/4 of the injuries affected the extremities; the most common injury being the ankle sprain (16 ). Almost 1/4 of the patients had a fracture, and 218 patients (4.7) were admitted to hospital, the rest being treated as outpatients. In all, the sports injuries required 7658 consultations. Verf.-Referat