TY - JOUR PY - 1986// TI - Sports injuries in New Zealand JO - New Zealand medical journal A1 - McKenna, S. A1 - Borman, B. A1 - Findlay, J. A1 - de Boer, M. SP - 899 EP - 901 VL - 99 IS - 814 N2 - A study of 5108 patients admitted to public hospitals with sports injuries was undertaken for the years 1981-82. Winter sports caused 80% of the injuries, with 58.1% of the cases having been involved in either rugby union or league. Almost 40% of all the injuries were to the head, and fractures were the most common type of injury. Sports-specific injury patterns were found.

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