Injuries in Australian Rules Football: An Overview of Injury Rates, Patterns, and Mechanisms Across All Levels of Play.

ABSTRACT:

Context

The nature of Australian rules football (Australian football) predisposes both unique and common injuries compared with those sustained in other football codes. The game involves a combination of tackling, kicking, high-speed running (more than other football codes), and jumping. Two decades of injury surveillance has identified common injuries at the professional level (Australian Football League [AFL]).

Objective

To provide an overview of injuries in Australian rules football, including injury rates, patterns, and mechanisms across all levels of play.

Study design

A narrative review of AFL injuries, football injury epidemiology, and biomechanical and physiological attributes of relevant injuries.

Results

The overall injury incidence in the 2015 season

SUBMITTER: Saw R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5958447 | biostudies-literature | 2018 May/Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature