Predictors of Lower Extremity Injuries at the Community Level of Australian Football

Abstract

Objective: To identify risk factors for general lower extremity injury at the community level of Australian football. Design: Prospective cohort study. Setting: Community-level Australian football. Participants: One hundred twenty-six adult players from 4 community-level Australian football clubs. Methods: During the 2000 preseason period, all participants underwent a baseline assessment involving a self-report questionnaire and a battery of musculoskeletal screening tests to collect information about potential risk factors for lower extremity injury. Over the course of the season, injury surveillance and exposure data collection were undertaken at each club. Main outcome measure: A lower ex..