Aussie Rules players risk injuring hands and wrists too

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Description

Running, jumping, tackling, not to mention handling the ball, means Aussie Rules players risk injuries to their hands and wrists serious enough to send them to the emergency department.

Period	17 Feb 2020

Media contributions

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Media contributions

Title	Aussie Rules players risk injuring hands and wrists too
Degree of recognition	International
Media name/outlet	The Conversation
Media type	Web
Country/Territory	Australia
Date	17/02/20
Description	Running, jumping, tackling, not to mention handling the ball, means Aussie Rules players risk injuries to their hands and wrists serious enough to send them to the emergency department.
URL	https://theconversation.com/aussie-rules-players-risk-injuring-hands-and-wrists-too-131386
Persons	Luke Robinson, Lisa O'Brien

Keywords

Sport
Hand Injury
Sport Injury
Wrist Injury
Australian Rules Football
AFL
Exercise
Acute Injury
Emergency Department
Sports

Related content

Outputs
Profile and cost of sport and exercise-related hand and wrist injuries with Emergency Department presentation
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review