RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 A 6-month prospective study of injury in Gaelic football
JF British Journal of Sports Medicine
JO Br J Sports Med
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and British Association of Sport and Exercise Medicine
SP 317
OP 321
DO 10.1136/bjsm.2006.033167
VO 41
IS 5
A1 F Wilson
A1 S Caffrey
A1 E King
A1 K Casey
A1 C Gissane
YR 2007
UL http://bjsm.bmj.com/content/41/5/317.abstract
AB Objective: To describe the injury incidence in Gaelic football. Methods: A total of 83 players from three counties were interviewed monthly about their injury experience, during the 6 months of the playing season. Results: The injury rate was 13.5/1000 h exposure to Gaelic football (95% CI, 10.9 to 16.6). There were nearly twice as many injuries during matches (64.4%, 95% CI, 54.1 to 73.6) as in training (35.6%, 95% CI, 26.4 to 49.5). The ankle was found to be the most commonly injured site (13.3%, 95% CI, 7.8 to 21.9). The musculotendinous unit accounted for nearly 1/3 of all injuries (31.1%). The tackle accounted for 27.8% of the injuries sustained (tackler 10%, 95% CI, 5.4 to 17.9; player being tackled 17.9%, 95% CI, 11.2 to 26.9). Of total match injuries, 56.9% (95% CI, 46.1 to 67.1) were experienced in the second half as opposed to 39.7% (95% CI, 29.8 to 50.5) in the first half. Conclusions: Gaelic footballers are under considerable risk of injury. Greater efforts must be made to reduce this risk so that players miss less time from sport due to injury. Risk factors for injury in Gaelic football must now be investigated so that specific interventions may be established to reduce them.