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Systematic review of rugby injuries in children and adolescents under 21 years.
- Source :
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British Journal of Sports Medicine . Apr2015, Vol. 49 Issue 8, p511-519. 9p. - Publication Year :
- 2015
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Abstract
- A systematic review of rugby union and league injuries among players under the age of 21 years was carried out to calculate probabilities of match injury for a player over a season and a pooled estimate of match injury incidence where studies were sufficiently similar. The probability of a player being injured over a season ranged from 6% to 90% for rugby union and 68% to 96% for rugby league. The pooled injury incidence estimate for rugby union was 26.7/1000 player-hours for injuries irrespective of need for medical attention or time-loss and 10.3/1000 player-hours for injuries requiring at least 7 days absence from games; equivalent to a 28.4% and 12.1% risk of being injured over a season. Study heterogeneity contributed to a wide variation in injury incidence. Public injury surveillance and prevention systems have been successful in reducing injury rates in other countries. No such system exists in the UK. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *INJURIES of the anatomical extremities
*TORSO
*BRAIN concussion
*JOINT dislocations
*FOOTBALL
*HEMATOMA
*INFORMATION storage & retrieval systems
*MEDICAL information storage & retrieval systems
*MEDLINE
*META-analysis
*NECK injuries
*ONLINE information services
*RISK assessment
*SPORTS
*SPORTS injuries
*SPRAINS
*WOUNDS & injuries
*SYSTEMATIC reviews
*BRUISES
*HEAD injuries
*DISEASE incidence
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 03063674
- Volume :
- 49
- Issue :
- 8
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- British Journal of Sports Medicine
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 112007613
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2014-093684