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Published on: September 21, 2017
Career-ending injuries to professional jockeys in British horse racing (1991-2005)
G Balendra1, M Turner, P McCrory
1Paul McCrory, University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. p.mccrory@unimelb.edu.au
Background:
It has been previously shown that professional jump and flat racing jockeys suffer a high incidence of injury as a consequence of their profession. This paper specifically examines career-ending injuries to professional jockeys in Great Britain.
Aims:
To investigate career-ending injuries in professional jockeys.
Method:
Analysis of prospectively collected injury database on professional jockeys.
Results:
The majority of injuries in this study occurred to the head, shoulder or torso. Fractures were the most common type of injury that led to a decision to end a career, followed by neurological injury to the head and/or spine.
Conclusion:
Injuries to the head are the most common career-ending injuries, and consideration of injury counter measures could be an important strategy in equestrian sports.
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