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Injuries to the head/neck/orofacial region are common in contact and collision sports
such as Australian Football. A total of 294 players who did not wear headgear from
23 teams from a large metropolitan community football league in Victoria, Australia,
were monitored for head/neck/orofacial injuries over one playing season. This short
report describes the incidence of head/neck/orofacial injuries in this cohort. Overall,
there were 37 head/neck/orofacial injuries reported at a rate of 2.6 injuries/1000
participation hours. Over 70% of these were the result of being struck by another
player through inadvertent contact during competitive play. Facial lacerations were
most common (0.97/1000 player hours), followed by concussion (0.49/1000 player hours).
Nine of the cases were referred to hospital for further treatment.
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