Recently there are increasing numbers of people participating in sports activities. Accordingly, the rate of sports injuries is increasing as well. In this light, this study was conducted to investigate the extent of acute damage and its forms by examining the current state of patients with sports injuries. This research study was conducted between January of 2008 and December
of 2010 in Chosun University Hospital through retrospective review of the medical records of patients with sportsrelated injuries. The total number of patients with sports injuries who visited the emergency center was 887. The number of male patients was 726 (81.85%), far more than the number of female patients (18.15%). More than half of the patients, accounting for 419 (47.23%), had injuries on their face; second and common parts, in which injuries occurred, were upper and
lower body, accounting for 146 (16.45%) and 193 (21.75%), respectively. The majority of patients did not undergo surgical treatment. Only 113 (12.73%) patients underwent surgical treatment. In addition, more than 80% of them were not hospitalized but 170 of them needed to be hospitalized. Most sports injuries occurred in young male patients. This can interrupt participation in sports activities for a long time and result in lower quality of life. Hence proper preventative measures and scientific treatment methods are needed.

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• Dong Hwan Kim(Department of Emergency Medicine, College of Medicine, Chosun University, Gwangju, Korea)
• Seo Jin Kim(Department of Emergency Medicine, College of Medicine, Chosun University, Gwangju, Korea)
• Sang In Jeong(Department of Emergency Medicine, College of Medicine, Chosun University, Gwangju, Korea)
• Hyeon kyu Jo(Department of Emergency Medicine, College of Medicine, Chosun University, Gwangju, Korea)
• Tae ho Yoo(Department of Emergency Medicine, College of Medicine, Chosun University, Gwangju, Korea)
• Seok Won Kim(Department of Neurosurgery, College of Medicine, Chosun University, Gwangju, Korea)
• Yong Jin Park(Department of Emergency Medicine, College of Medicine, Chosun University, Gwangju, Korea)
• Sun Pyo Kim(Department of Emergency Medicine, College of Medicine, Chosun University, Gwangju, Korea)
• Seong Jung Kim(Department of Emergency Medicine, College of Medicine, Chosun University, Gwangju, Korea)
• Soo Hyung Cho(Department of Emergency Medicine, College of Medicine, Chosun University, Gwangju, Korea)
• Nam Soo Cho(Department of Emergency Medicine, College of Medicine, Chosun University, Gwangju, Korea) Corresponding author