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A pilot case crossover study of the use of padded headgear in junior Australian football
oleh: Catherine Willmott, Jonathan Reyes, Jack VK Nguyen, Andrew McIntosh, Jennifer Makovec-Knight, Michael Makdissi, Patrick Clifton, Peter Harcourt, Biswadev Mitra
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Diterbitkan: | Future Medicine Ltd 2022-12-01 |
Deskripsi
Aim: To explore soft-shell padded headgear (HG) use, player behavior and injuries associated with HG in junior Australian football. Methods: Prospective case-crossover with head impact measurement, injury surveillance and video review. Results: 40 players (mean age: 12.43 years, standard deviation: 1.36) across 15 matches were observed. Frequency of head/neck (p = 0.916) or body (p = 0.883) contact events, and match incidents were similar between HG and no HG conditions. Without HG, females had higher frequency of body contacts compared with males (p = 0.015). Males sustained more body contacts with HG than without HG (p = 0.013). Conclusion: Use of HG in junior football was not associated with injury or head contact rate. Associations between HG use and body contact may differ across sexes. (ID: ACTRN12619001165178).