TY - JOUR T1 - Infographic. Sports injury-related hospitalisations in Australian children: incidence, costs and trends JF - British Journal of Sports Medicine JO - Br J Sports Med SP - 1434 LP - 1435 DO - 10.1136/bjsports-2018-100246 VL - 53 IS - 22 AU - Reidar P Lystad AU - Joanne Tran AU - Kate Curtis AU - Gary J Browne AU - Rebecca J Mitchell Y1 - 2019/11/01 UR - http://bjsm.bmj.com/content/53/22/1434.abstract N2 - Children are encouraged to participate in sports to improve general health and well-being and to prevent illnesses related to obesity and a sedentary lifestyle.1 2 Although the benefits of participation in sporting activities are undisputed, injury is a common adverse outcome.3 4 Despite the increasing recognition of the issue worldwide, there is very limited high-quality population-based data quantifying the burden of sports injuries in children and monitor changes over time. Such data are essential for decision-makers to prioritise and develop policy and for stakeholders and researchers to evaluate the impact of sports injury prevention efforts in the real-world setting.This is the first study … ER -