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released: 24 Sep 2007 author: Henley G

This briefing provides an overview of football-related hospitalisations during 2004-05. Injuries sustained while playing football accounted for 31% (n=14,147) of all sports and leisure-related hospitalisations during this period. Australian football accounted for 30%, soccer for 24%, and rugby for 21% of all football-related hospitalisations. Over 90% of those hospitalised were aged 34 years or younger while 93% were males. Knee, lower leg and head were the most common regions injured, accounting for 48% of all hospitalisations. Fractures were by far the most common type of injury, accounting for 56% of all hospital admissions. The mean number of bed days for all hospitalisations due to football-related injury was 1.85 days. The estimated direct cost of football-related hospitalisations was close to $44 million.

ISSN 1833-024X; Cat. no. INJCAT 103; 28pp.; INTERNET ONLY

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Publication table of contents

  • Key findings
  • Introduction
  • Comparison to all sport and leisure
  • Age
  • Sex
  • Trends
  • Body region
  • Nature of injury
  • Mechanism of injury
  • Place of occurrence
  • Month of admission
  • Length of stay
    • All hospitalisations
    • Chronic injury
    • Costing of hospitalisations
    • Outdoor vs indoor soccer
  • Discussion
  • References
  • Data issues
    • Data
    • Methods

Recommended citation

Henley G 2007. Hospitalised football injuries, 2004-05. NISU briefing no. 10. Cat. no. INJCAT 103. Canberra: AIHW. Viewed 13 January 2013 <http://www.aihw.gov.au/publication-detail/?id=6442468026>.