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Cricket injury in New Zealand: a study of injury insurance claims from 2008 to 2018

Published:December 03, 2022DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsams.2022.12.001
Cricket injury in New Zealand: a study of injury insurance claims from 2008 to 2018
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      Abstract

      Objectives

      This study aimed to quantify injury claims in organised community cricket in New Zealand over a 10-year period, 1 July, 2008 to June 30, 2018.

      Design

      Retrospective analysis of administrative insurance claims data from the Accident Compensation Corporation (ACC), New Zealand.

      Methods

      Injury claims relating to cricket in males and females in New Zealand were identified from coded data and relevant text searches of routinely collected claims data. Summary statistics for key variables (age, body part, injury type, and injury factors) are presented together with annual injury claim incidence rates (ICR) calculated using population-based denominators.

      Results

      There were 62,776 claims for cricket injury occurring at a place of recreation/sports. Most claims were in males (91.4%) and those aged 15–19 year old age group. There was an increase in the total number of injury claims over the 10-year period (1.5%, p = 0.04), but the ICR was consistent (males: varying between 258.8–304.8, and females: 22.6–28.3 claims annually per 100,000 population). Soft tissue injury claims were the most common injury type. Lumbosacral claims were most common for bowlers (78%). Lower limb injury claims were the predominant claim from batting (36%) and fielding (42%), with knee injury claims (34%) being the most common lower-limb injury location.

      Conclusions

      Lumbosacral, shoulder and knee injuries were common amongst all playing positions and worthy of preventative attention. Strategies targeting prevention of these injuries may reduce the ICR within the ACC.

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      Article info

      Publication history

      Published online: December 03, 2022
      Accepted: December 1, 2022
      Received in revised form: November 20, 2022
      Received: May 23, 2021

      Identification

      DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsams.2022.12.001

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      © 2022 Sports Medicine Australia. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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