Journal of Sports Medicine & Doping Studies

Ben Cunningham

Publications

• Research Article
  Hand, Finger and Wrist Injuries may be Creating Post Retirement Headaches in Australian Football League Players
  Author(s): Austin Lang, Glenn Boyce, Hamish Anderson, Christopher Stubbe, Ben Cunningham, Jason Harvey, Eugene Ek and Gregory HoyAustin Lang, Glenn Boyce, Hamish Anderson, Christopher Stubbe, Ben Cunningham, Jason Harvey, Eugene Ek and Gregory Hoy
  
  Objective: In the Australian Football League (AFL) an injury is only recorded when it causes a player to miss a match. This recording method indicates a predominance of lower limb injuries, although the Victorian Injury Surveillance Unit has shown the upper limb to be involved almost twice as commonly as the lower limb. We hypothesize that hand, finger and wrist injuries in AF are an under-recognized entity due to the ability of players to continue play without missing subsequent games. The aim of this study is to estimate the true incidence of hand, finger and wrist injuries in elite AF players, through a prospective study of all hand, finger and wrist injuries at a professional AFL club during an entire season.Methods: This is a prospective cohort study of all senior and rookie players at an AFL club examining the incidence and epidemiology of.. Read More»
  

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