British Journal of Sports Medicine 2008;42:22-24
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Career-ending injuries to professional jockeys in British horse racing (1991–2005)
1 University of Melbourne, Australia
2 Jockey Club (UK), London, UK
Paul McCrory, University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; p.mccrory{at}unimelb.edu.au
Background: It has been previously shown that professional jump and flat racing jockeys suffer a high incidence of injury as a consequence of their profession. This paper specifically examines career-ending injuries to professional jockeys in Great Britain.
Aims: To investigate career-ending injuries in professional jockeys.
Method: Analysis of prospectively collected injury database on professional jockeys.
Results: The majority of injuries in this study occurred to the head, shoulder or torso. Fractures were the most common type of injury that led to a decision to end a career, followed by neurological injury to the head and/or spine.
Conclusion: Injuries to the head are the most common career-ending injuries, and consideration of injury counter measures could be an important strategy in equestrian sports.
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