Affiliation:
1. Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
Abstract
Maxillofacial and dental injuries were studied in regis tered players of American football, bandy, basketball, and handball in Finland between 1979 and 1985. In American football, where facial protection is complete and mandatory, maxillofacial and dental accidents ac counted for only 1.4% of all accidents. In bandy, where facial protection was inadequate during the time of study (only the helmet and extraoral mouth protector were mandatory), the respective figure was 10.6%. The most frequent causes of injury were a blow from an other player (in American football, basketball, and hand ball) or a blow from the stick (in bandy). In American football, the mean cost of treatment related to maxillofacial and dental injuries was only 60% of the mean total cost of all injuries. In contrast, the mean cost of treatment for maxillofacial and dental injuries in basketball and bandy was twice and three times as high, respectively, as that for all injuries. The need for adequate facial protection in contact sports is also discussed.
Subject
Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation,Orthopedics and Sports Medicine
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