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Medical-attention injuries in community Australian football: a review of 30 years of surveillance data from treatment sources.

Content Provider	World Health Organization (WHO)-Global Index Medicus
Author	Ekegren, Christina L. Gabbe, Belinda J. Finch, Caroline F.
Spatial Coverage	Australia
Description	Country affiliation: Australia Author Affiliation: Ekegren CL ( *Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, The Alfred Centre, Melbourne, Australia)
Abstract	OBJECTIVE: 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. DATA SOURCES: 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. MAIN RESULTS: 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. CONCLUSIONS: 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.
File Format	HTM / HTML
ISSN	1050642X
Issue Number	2
Volume Number	25
e-ISSN	15363724
Journal	Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine
Language	English
Publisher	Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Publisher Date	2015-03-01
Publisher Place	United States
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Discipline Orthopedics Football Injuries Fractures, Bone Epidemiology Dislocations Lower Extremity Sprains And Strains Upper Extremity Ambulatory Care Facilities Statistics & Numerical Data Australia Emergency Service, Hospital Humans Prevalence Sports Medicine Journal Article Research Support, Non-u.s. Gov't Review
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation Sports Science

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