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Medical-Attention Injuries in Community Australian Football
| Content Provider | Scilit |
|---|---|
| Author | Ekegren, Christina Gabbe, Belinda Finch, Caroline F. |
| Copyright Year | 2015 |
| Description | Journal: Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine In recent reports, Australian football has outranked other team sports in the frequency of hospitalizations and emergency department (ED) presentations. Understanding the profile of these and other "medical-attention" injuries is vital for developing preventive strategies that can reduce health costs. The objective of this review was to describe the frequency and profile of Australian football injuries presenting for medical attention. A systematic search was carried out to identify peer-reviewed articles and reports presenting original data about Australian football injuries from treatment sources (hospitals, EDs, and health-care clinics). Data extracted included injury frequency and rate, body region, and nature and mechanism of injury. Following literature search and review, 12 publications were included. In most studies, Australian football contributed the greatest number of injuries out of any sport or recreation activity. Hospitals and EDs reported a higher proportion of upper limb than lower limb injuries, whereas the opposite was true for sports medicine clinics. In hospitals, fractures and dislocations were most prevalent out of all injuries. In EDs and clinics, sprains/strains were most common in adults and superficial injuries were predominant in children. Most injuries resulted from contact with other players or falling. The upper limb was the most commonly injured body region for Australian football presentations to hospitals and EDs. Strategies to prevent upper limb injuries could reduce associated public health costs. However, to understand the full extent of the injury problem in football, treatment source surveillance systems should be supplemented with other datasets, including community club-based collections. |
| Related Links | https://researchonline.federation.edu.au/vital/access/services/Download/vital:7625/SOURCE2 |
| Ending Page | 172 |
| Page Count | 11 |
| Starting Page | 162 |
| ISSN | 1050642X |
| e-ISSN | 15363724 |
| DOI | 10.1097/jsm.0000000000000108 |
| Journal | Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine |
| Issue Number | 2 |
| Volume Number | 25 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health) |
| Publisher Date | 2015-03-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Journal: Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine Sport Sciences Health Costs Australian Football Body Region Treatment Sources Strategies To Prevent Hospitals and Eds |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
| Subject | Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation Sports Science |
