Hospitalised football injuries, 2004-05
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AIHW
AIHW, Henley G (2007) Hospitalised football injuries, 2004-05, AIHW, Australian Government, accessed 21 April 2024.
APA
AIHW, Henley G. (2007). Hospitalised football injuries, 2004-05. Canberra: AIHW.
MLA
AIHW, Henley G. Hospitalised football injuries, 2004-05. AIHW, 2007.
Vancouver
AIHW, Henley G. Hospitalised football injuries, 2004-05. Canberra: AIHW; 2007.
Harvard
AIHW, Henley G 2007, Hospitalised football injuries, 2004-05, AIHW, Canberra.
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This briefing provides an overview of football-related hospitalisations during 2004-05. Injuries sustained while playing football accounted for 31% (n=14,147) of all sports and leisure-related hospitalisations during this period. Australian football accounted for 30%, soccer for 24%, and rugby for 21% of all football-related hospitalisations. Over 90% of those hospitalised were aged 34 years or younger while 93% were males. Knee, lower leg and head were the most common regions injured, accounting for 48% of all hospitalisations. Fractures were by far the most common type of injury, accounting for 56% of all hospital admissions. The mean number of bed days for all hospitalisations due to football-related injury was 1.85 days. The estimated direct cost of football-related hospitalisations was close to $44 million.
- ISSN: 1833-024X
- Cat. no: INJCAT 103
- Pages: 28