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- Title
Incidence, characteristics and cost of head, neck and dental injuries in non‐professional football (soccer) using 3 years of sports injury insurance data.
- Authors
Hansen, Mille Greve; Ross, Andrew George; Meyer, Tim; Knold, Christian; Meyers, Ian; Peek, Kerry
- Abstract
Aim: This descriptive epidemiological study aimed to quantify the incidence, characteristics and costs of head, neck and dental injuries in non‐professional football players. Methods: Injury data were coded (using Orchard Sports Injury and Illness Classification System) from a de‐identified insurance database containing three seasons (2018–2020) of data. Cost data included direct and indirect costs presented by type of injury, age group and sex using means ± SD, range of costs ($AU) and total costs ± SE. Chi‐squared tests were used to analyse the data (significance level p <.05) with injury incidence rates (IR) calculated per 1000 match hours and per 1000 injury insurance claims. Results: A total of 388 injuries affecting 240 players were sustained. Of these, 43% (n = 102) of players also sustained one or more secondary injuries, mainly to the head or neck area. Dental injuries (n = 143, 39%, IR = 0.008) accounted for the highest number of primary and secondary injuries and the highest mean direct cost per injury ($AU1152), while head and facial injuries accounted for the highest proportion of total costs ($AU434,101). Players who sustained one or more secondary injuries had the highest direct and indirect mean cost per injury. Conclusions: Given the frequency and cost of dental injuries in non‐professional football players, injury prevention initiatives warrant further investigation.
- Subjects
NECK injuries; SPORTS injuries; FACIAL injuries; HEAD injuries; INSURANCE; INSURANCE claims
- Publication
Dental Traumatology, 2023, Vol 39, Issue 6, p542
- ISSN
1600-4469
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/edt.12869