Citation

Mummery WK, Spence JC, Vincenten JA, Voaklander DC. Can. J. Public Health 1998; 89(1): 53-56.

Affiliation

Alberta Center for Well-Being. k.mummery@cqu.edu.au

Copyright

(Copyright © 1998, Canadian Public Health Association)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

9524392

Abstract

The 1996 Alberta Sport and Recreation Injury Survey is a retrospective study describing the annual incidence of injuries in the province of Alberta resulting from sport and recreational involvement. Data was collected by means of a telephone survey using random digit dialing techniques to obtain a representative sample of Albertans in the winter of 1995-96. The sample produced a total of 3,790 respondents from 1,478 households evenly split between genders, with an age range of 6 to 93 years. The survey asked information regarding medically attended, non-fatal injuries resulting from sport and recreational activities. Findings reveal an annual incidence of sport or recreational injuries of 11%. Among those reporting a sport or recreational injury, the most common types of injuries were a sprained/torn ligament (31%), strained/pulled muscle (19%), and fracture (13%). The most common bodily locations of injuries were the knees (21%) and the ankle (14%).

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