@article{ref1,
title="New Zealand cricket injury analysis based on 12 years of Accident Compensation Corporation data",
journal="BMJ open sport and exercise medicine",
year="2022",
author="Walter, Sibi and King, Doug and Hume, Patria",
volume="8",
number="3",
pages="e001340-e001340",
abstract="OBJECTIVES: To provide epidemiological data for cricket injuries in New Zealand. <br><br>METHODS: A retrospective analytical review using epidemiological cricket data obtained from the national Accident Compensation Corporation (ACC) for 2005-2016. Injury incidence was calculated per 1000 participants. <br><br>RESULTS: There were 86 562 injuries (77 212 males and 9350 females) during the 12 years with higher injury incidence for males (64.1) than females (36.1). While cricket-related injury claims increased by 42.6%, the injury incidence decreased from 59.0 in 2006 to 42.8 in 2016. The pooled injury rate per 1000 participants was highest for hand/fingers (9.2) and lumbar (8.1) body regions, and for contact (44.7) activities. Players aged 10-20 years were more likely to experience injury. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Analysis of 12 years of ACC cricket-related injury claims showed only minimal reductions in injury incidence over the years. Therefore, cricket-related contact injuries to the hand/fingers and head need to be the focus of injury prevention programmes (eg, via promoting use of protective gear and correct technique), particularly in players aged 10-20 years.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="2055-7647",
doi="10.1136/bmjsem-2022-001340",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjsem-2022-001340"
}