@article{ref1,
title="Incidence, characteristics and cost of head, neck and dental injuries in non-professional football (soccer) using 3 years of sports injury insurance data",
journal="Dental traumatology",
year="2023",
author="Hansen, Mille Greve and Ross, Andrew George and Meyer, Tim and Knold, Christian and Meyers, Ian and Peek, Kerry",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="AIM: This descriptive epidemiological study aimed to quantify the incidence, characteristics and costs of head, neck and dental injuries in non-professional football players. <br><br>METHODS: Injury data were coded (using Orchard Sports Injury and Illness Classification System) from a de-identified insurance database containing three seasons (2018-2020) of data. Cost data included direct and indirect costs presented by type of injury, age group and sex using means ± SD, range of costs ($AU) and total costs ± SE. Chi-squared tests were used to analyse the data (significance level p < .05) with injury incidence rates (IR) calculated per 1000 match hours and per 1000 injury insurance claims. <br><br>RESULTS: A total of 388 injuries affecting 240 players were sustained. Of these, 43% (n = 102) of players also sustained one or more secondary injuries, mainly to the head or neck area. Dental injuries (n = 143, 39%, IR = 0.008) accounted for the highest number of primary and secondary injuries and the highest mean direct cost per injury ($AU1152), while head and facial injuries accounted for the highest proportion of total costs ($AU434,101). Players who sustained one or more secondary injuries had the highest direct and indirect mean cost per injury. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Given the frequency and cost of dental injuries in non-professional football players, injury prevention initiatives warrant further investigation.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1600-4469",
doi="10.1111/edt.12869",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/edt.12869"
}