Fortington Lauren V, Donaldson Alex, Finch Caroline F
Australian Collaboration for Research into Injury in Sport and its Prevention (ACRISP), Federation University Australia , Ballarat, Victoria , Australia.
BMJ Open Sport Exerc Med. 2016 Apr 13;2(1):e000112. doi: 10.1136/bmjsem-2016-000112. eCollection 2016.
Increasing participation by women in Australian football (AF) has made understanding their specific injury prevention needs a priority. In other sports, men and women have different injury profiles. This study aims to provide the first overview of self-reported injuries in women's AF.
Nationwide survey of women aged 17+ years who played in an AF competition was conducted following the 2014 playing season. The players' self-reported worst injury from the 2014 season is presented according to injury type, body part injured, treatment sought and games/training missed.
Three-quarters of 553 respondents (n=431, 78%) reported at least 1 injury. Over half (n=235, 55%) of injuries were to the lower limb. Ankle ligament tears/sprains (n=50, 12% of all injuries) and knee ligament tears/sprains (n=45, 10%) were most frequent lower limb injuries reported. Two-thirds (65%) of all lower limb injuries led to at least 1 missed game. Of 111 (26% of all injuries) upper limb injuries reported, over half (n=57, 62%) were to the hand/fingers/thumb, including fractures (n=28, 6% of all injuries), ligament tears/sprains (n=18, 4%) and dislocations (n=11, 3%). Half of the upper limb injuries (51%) resulted in players missing matches/training.
The most frequent self-reported worst injuries for women playing AF were joint damage to the ankle and knee. A prospective injury study is needed to confirm the causes and rate of these lower limb injuries to identify the most suitable prevention interventions.
澳大利亚足球（AF）运动中女性参与度不断提高，因此了解她们特定的 injury prevention needs 成为当务之急。在其他运动项目中，男性和女性的 injury profiles 有所不同。本研究旨在首次概述女子澳大利亚足球运动中自我报告的 injuries。
在2014赛季结束后，对17岁及以上参加澳大利亚足球比赛的女性进行了全国性调查。根据 injury type、受伤的身体部位、寻求的治疗以及错过的比赛/训练情况，呈现球员自我报告的2014赛季最严重 injury。
553名受访者中有四分之三（n = 431，78%）报告至少有1次 injury。超过一半（n = 235，55%）的 injuries 发生在下肢。踝关节韧带撕裂/扭伤（n = 50，占所有 injuries 的12%）和膝关节韧带撕裂/扭伤（n = 45，10%）是报告中最常见的下肢 injuries。所有下肢 injuries 中有三分之二（65%）导致至少错过1场比赛。在报告的111例上肢 injuries（占所有 injuries 的26%）中，超过一半（n = 57，62%）发生在手/手指/拇指，包括骨折（n = 28，占所有 injuries 的6%）、韧带撕裂/扭伤（n = 18，4%）和脱位（n = 11，3%）。一半的上肢 injuries（51%）导致球员错过比赛/训练。
参加澳大利亚足球运动的女性自我报告的最常见最严重 injuries 是踝关节和膝关节的关节损伤。需要进行前瞻性 injury 研究，以确认这些下肢 injuries 的原因和发生率，从而确定最合适的预防干预措施。
