Abstract
injuries to the head/neck/orofacial region are common in contact and collision sports such as Australian Football. A total of 294 players who did not wear headgear from 23 teams from a large metropolitan community football league in Victoria. Austratia. were monitored for head/neck/orofacial injuries over one playing season. This short report describes the incidence of head/neck/orofacial injuries in this cohort. Overall. there were 37 head/neck/orofacial injuries reported at a rate of 2.6 injuries/1000 participation hours. Over 70% of these were the result of being struck by another player through inadvertent contact during competitive play. Facial lacerations were most common (0.97/1000 player hours). followed by concussion (0.49/1000 player hours). Nine of the cases were referred to hospital for further treatment.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 451-453 |
Journal | Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport |
Volume | 7 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2004 |