Jago D, Finch C
School of Human Movement, Deakin University.
Aust Fam Physician. 1998 May;27(5):389-95.
To collect data on sporting and recreational injuries presenting to a general practice clinic in metropolitan Melbourne, to gain better knowledge about the range of these injuries commonly seen in general practice and in the community.
A survey was conducted for four, 2 week periods, at 3 monthly intervals, over approximately 1 year, at a general practice clinic in metropolitan Melbourne. All patients who presented with a new sporting or recreational injury were asked to complete a questionnaire, seeking information on the nature, circumstances, risk factors and severity of their injury, as well as why they had chosen to present to a general practice clinic, in preference to a hospital emergency department. It was completed by both the patient and the treating doctor.
The main findings of the survey were that patients who presented to the clinic with a sporting or recreational injury were most likely to be male and in their twenties. The most common sports that had been played prior to injury were Australian rules football, soccer and hockey. The majority of injuries were relatively mild, with sprains and bruises accounting for 78% of injuries, while 89% of patients required conservative forms of treatment. The ankle, fingers and knee were the most common body parts affected.
Data from general practice provides important information about the epidemiology of sporting and recreational injuries in the community.
收集墨尔本市区一家普通诊所接收的运动和娱乐损伤数据，以更深入了解普通诊所及社区中常见的此类损伤范围。
在墨尔本市区的一家普通诊所，于大约1年时间内，每隔3个月进行为期2周的4次调查。所有因新的运动或娱乐损伤前来就诊的患者都被要求填写一份问卷，内容包括损伤的性质、情况、风险因素和严重程度，以及他们选择在普通诊所而非医院急诊科就诊的原因。问卷由患者和主治医生共同填写。
调查的主要发现是，因运动或娱乐损伤前来诊所就诊的患者最有可能是20多岁的男性。受伤前最常进行的运动是澳式足球、英式足球和曲棍球。大多数损伤相对较轻，扭伤和擦伤占损伤的78%，而89%的患者需要保守治疗方式。脚踝、手指和膝盖是受影响最常见的身体部位。
普通诊所的数据为社区中运动和娱乐损伤的流行病学提供了重要信息。
