What injuries are sustained by junior community-level football players? surveillance of an Australian junior football league

All players and parents who presented to the medics received a follow-up phone call from a masters level Physiotherapist with 12 years of clinical experience to ascertain injury region, mechanism, game circumstances, immediate and planned healthcare. All injuries were classified against the adapted...

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Published inJournal of science and medicine in sport Vol. 26; p. S140
Main Authors Franke, I., Crossley, K., Mosler, A., Patterson, B., Clifton, P., King, M.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Belconnen Elsevier Ltd 01.10.2023
Elsevier Limited
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Concussion
Football
Sports injuries
Surveillance
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Summary:All players and parents who presented to the medics received a follow-up phone call from a masters level Physiotherapist with 12 years of clinical experience to ascertain injury region, mechanism, game circumstances, immediate and planned healthcare. All injuries were classified against the adapted versions of the 2020 International Olympic Committee Consensus on Recording and Reporting of Epidemiological Data on Injuries in Sport, and the Orchard Sports Injury and Illness Classification (OSIICS). Given the high proportion of contact injuries, specifically tackling, junior community football leagues could increase the dissemination of currently available tackling skill development information.
ISSN:1440-2440
1878-1861
DOI:10.1016/j.jsams.2023.08.020