Abstract
Objectives: Gaelic football requires ball handling, such as bouncing, fist passing and catching. To date, no research has examined the types of injuries sustained to the hand in this sport. This study aims to establish the types of orthopaedic hand injuries sustained in Gaelic football. Methods: This was a retrospective descriptive epidemiology study of Gaelic football-related hand injuries treated at a hand therapy unit. The nature of injuries was categorised along with collated variables on player demographics and injury profiles. Potential correlations between injury and continuous demographic data were analysed using the Mann-Whitney U and Kruskal-Wallis tests. Pearson’s χ2 test was used for categorical data (p
Original language | English |
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Article number | e001974 |
Pages (from-to) | 1-7 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine |
Volume | 10 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published (in print/issue) - 28 Jun 2024 |
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Data Access Statement
Data are available upon reasonable request. Anonymised data relating to this study can be made available upon reasonable request.Keywords
- Football
- Injuries
- Sport