title: Incidence of injury in elite Gaelic footballers.
abstract: The purpose of this study was to undertake a comprehensive prospective epidemiological study of injuries sustained by elite Gaelic Football players over one season. The pattern of injury is strikingly similar across all teams with 47% of all injuries occurring in the final quarter of games and training. Injuries to the lower limb, particularly the hamstrings muscles accounted for the majority of injuries. 65% of players were unable to participate fully in Gaelic Football activity for between one and three weeks as a result of injury. The high incidence of injury especially hamstrings injuries in the latter stages of training and games warrants further investigation.
authors.affiliation: University of Glasgow, Institute of Biomedical and Life Sciences, Glasgow.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Newell
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Grant
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Henry
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Newell
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D016512:Ankle Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007494:Ireland / Q000453:epidemiology; D007718:Knee Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000293:injuries; D012916:Soccer / Q000293:injuries*; D017695:Soft Tissue Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology; D013180:Sprains and Strains / Q000453:epidemiology; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology