Faculty of Health Sciences and Medicine, Bond Institute of Health and Sport, Bond University, Australia.
Faculty of Health Sciences and Medicine, Bond Institute of Health and Sport, Bond University, Australia; Sports Performance Research Centre New Zealand, AUT University, New Zealand; Cluster for Health Improvement, Faculty of Science, Health, Education and Engineering, University of Sunshine Coast, Australia; Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, India.
J Sci Med Sport. 2022 Jan;25(1):58-63. doi: 10.1016/j.jsams.2021.08.016. Epub 2021 Sep 6.
To describe injury profiles of Australian football players and explore trends across five, women's and girls' competition levels.
Prospective cohort study.
Injuries were prospectively recorded by team personnel across one or two seasons of Australian football (2017-18 and/or 2018-19) including five, women's and girls' competition levels (elite senior, non-elite senior, high-level junior, non-elite junior (14-17 years), and non-elite junior (10-13 years)). Injury incidence rates were calculated per 1000 h and injury prevalence calculated for pre-season, early-season, mid-season, and late-season. Descriptive statistics present injury profiles according to activity, body region, pathology, mechanism, and severity.
From the 392 included players, 760 injuries were recorded. Overall injury incidence was 20.9 injuries per 1000 h. Injury prevalence was highest during pre-season (64.1%). Most injuries were to the lower extremity (n = 440; 58.0%). Ligament/joint sprain injuries were common (n = 147, 19.3%). Several injuries resulted from contact mechanisms (n = 314, 61.4%), with many due to contact with another player (n = 131, 52.8%). Injuries resulting in time lost from participation were common (n = 444, 58.9%). Competition level injury trends were observed, with elite senior (125.1 injuries per 1000 h) and high-level junior (116.9 injuries per 1000 h) players having greater match injury incidence compared to their non-elite counterparts (15.5-41.4 injuries per 1000 h).
This study provides preliminary insight into injury profiles of Australian football players in women's and girls' competitions. These findings can drive future injury risk reduction research specific to this population across the developmental pathway.
描述澳大利亚足球运动员的受伤情况，并探讨五个不同级别（精英高级别、非精英高级别、高级别青少年、非精英青少年（14-17 岁）和非精英青少年（10-13 岁））女子和女子比赛的趋势。
前瞻性队列研究。
通过团队人员在一个或两个澳大利亚足球赛季（2017-18 年和/或 2018-19 年）中对受伤情况进行前瞻性记录，包括五个不同级别（精英高级别、非精英高级别、高级别青少年、非精英青少年（14-17 岁）和非精英青少年（10-13 岁））。每 1000 小时计算受伤发生率，为赛前、赛季早期、赛季中期和赛季后期计算受伤患病率。描述性统计数据根据活动、身体部位、病理、机制和严重程度呈现受伤情况。
从 392 名入选运动员中，记录了 760 例受伤。总受伤发生率为每 1000 小时 20.9 例。受伤患病率在赛前最高（64.1%）。大多数受伤发生在下肢（n=440；58.0%）。韧带/关节扭伤很常见（n=147，19.3%）。许多受伤是由接触机制引起的（n=314，61.4%），其中许多是与另一名球员接触造成的（n=131，52.8%）。导致参与者时间损失的受伤很常见（n=444，58.9%）。观察到不同级别比赛的受伤趋势，与非精英选手相比，精英高级别（每 1000 小时 125.1 例）和高级别青少年（每 1000 小时 116.9 例）运动员的比赛受伤发生率更高（每 1000 小时 15.5-41.4 例）。
本研究初步了解了女子和女子比赛中澳大利亚足球运动员的受伤情况。这些发现可以为整个发展过程中针对这一人群的未来受伤风险降低研究提供依据。
