TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2004//
TI  - The incidence of head/neck/orofacial injuries in non-elite Australian football
JO  - Journal of science and medicine in sport
A1  - Braham, R.
A1  - Finch, Caroline F.
A1  - McCrory, Paul
SP  - 451
EP  - 453
VL  - 7
IS  - 4
N2  - 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, Australia, 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.
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SN  - 1440-2440
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -