Incidence of facial fractures in the <scp>A</scp>ustralian <scp>F</scp>ootball <scp>L</scp>eague

Savage, Jason W.; Winter, Matthew; Orchard, John; Schenberg, Michael

doi:10.1111/j.1445-2197.2012.06181.x

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Section: Injury Reduction Objectives For Headgearmentioning

confidence: 75%

“…The incidence of facial fractures in Australian football and the rugby codes has been reported as less than 1.0 per 1000 player-hours. 34,40,41,58,86 Such values are comparable to soccer, for which facial fractures have an incidence of 0.4 per 1000 player-hours and represent 1.3%-2.5% of all injuries. 64,87 The low incidence of severe and catastrophic head injuries, such as subdural haematomas and skull fractures, in Australian football and the rugby codes supports the perspective that hard-shell helmets with face-masks are not needed and the prevention of such injuries is not of primary concern with regard to headgear design.…”

Section: Field (Ii-3)mentioning

confidence: 78%

“…Other studies have reported that less than 3% of all injuries in rugby union are facial fractures. [21][22][23]40,63,[79][80][81][82][83][84] Similarly, facial fractures constitute 4% and 1%-2% of all injuries in rugby union 85 and Australian football, 25,86 respectively. The incidence of facial fractures in Australian football and the rugby codes has been reported as less than 1.0 per 1000 player-hours.…”

Section: Field (Ii-3)mentioning

confidence: 99%

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Considerations for the performance requirements and technical specifications of soft-shell padded headgear

Patton

McIntosh

2015

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part P:

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Laboratory and epidemiological research in Australian football, rugby league and rugby union has demonstrated that commercially available soft-shell padded headgear is currently ineffective in reducing the risk of concussion. However, modified headgear studies have demonstrated that significant improvements in impact energy attenuation performance are possible with small design changes, such as increases in foam density and thickness. A literature review of the design, performance and use of headgear in Australian football, rugby league and rugby union was conducted. A total of 23 articles were identified using primary and secondary search strategies, which included epidemiological field studies, laboratory impact test studies and studies investigating the behaviours and attitudes of players. The results of the review were synthesised and used to identify injury reduction objectives and appropriate design criteria. The need for a headgear standard was identified and performance requirements were discussed, which drew upon human tolerance and sportsspecific head impact exposure data. Usability and behavioural issues, which require consideration during the design process, were also assessed.

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Section: Injury Reduction Objectives For Headgearmentioning

confidence: 75%

Section: Field (Ii-3)mentioning

confidence: 78%

Section: Field (Ii-3)mentioning

confidence: 99%

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Considerations for the performance requirements and technical specifications of soft-shell padded headgear

Patton

McIntosh

2015

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part P:

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“…The differences in the incidence of maxillofacial injuries due to sports in different studies can be attributed to different sporting activities practiced in different geographic regions, and may also reflect the level of participation in sports activities. For example, most sports-related injuries occurred during football games in Australia, Gold Coast in Queensland, which has the highest incidence of facial fracture due to football [39].…”

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Epidemiology of traumatic maxillofacial injuries in Queensland, Australia

Alsayad¹

2018

Arch Med Sci Civil Dis

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Maxillofacial injury, also called facial trauma, is a major public health problem, representing a group of injuries in which there is an external force that traumatically injures the face. They comprise hard tissue as well as soft tissue injuries that exhibit different patterns of clinical features based on the severity and mechanism of the trauma. Traumatic maxillofacial injuries not only are a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in Queensland, Australia, but also have negative effects on quality of life, functional status, and social functioning. Further, they have a range of economic impacts, including on health care costs, employability, productivity, and insurability. Thus, control, minimization, and prevention of traumatic maxillofacial injuries have immediate health effectiveness, and considerable economic benefits.

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“…В этой связи необходимо отметить важность требований, предъявляемых к реабилитации, включающих анатомическую репозицию отломков, стабильное их закрепление на весь период сращения, раннюю радикальную хирургическую обработку костной раны, раннее восстановление физиологического кровоснабжения тканей, восстановление функциональной нагрузки поврежденной кости [4].…”

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