The incidence of head/neck/orofacial injuries in non-elite Australian football

Rebecca Braham, P. Mccrory, C. Finch

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    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 languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)451-453
    JournalJournal of Science and Medicine in Sport
    Volume7
    Issue number4
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2004

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