Head, Hands, Knees and Ankles, Knees and Ankles: Injury Profiles of Women and Girls Playing Community Australian Football.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Women's participation in all football codes (including Australian Football [AF]) is increasing rapidly. To guide injury prevention strategies, the authors aimed to describe the current and lifetime prevalence of significant musculoskeletal injuries and concussions for women and girls playing community AF.

Hypothesis

Women will have high rates of injury associated with playing AF.

Study design

Cross-sectional survey.

Level of evidence

Level 3.

Methods

Participants were Victorian community AF players from 165 participating teams (<16 years, <18 years, senior women's). Demographics, injury prevalence, and health outcomes are reported descriptively. To explore relationships between sociodemographic factors and anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) inju

SUBMITTER: Cowan SM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11795580 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep-Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature