J H M Brooks1, S P T Kemp. 1. Rugby Football Union, Rugby House, Rugby Road, Twickenham TW1 1DS, UK. johnbrooks@rfu.com
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To examine the match injury profile of professional rugby union players by individual playing position. DESIGN: 4-season prospective cohort design. SETTING: 14 English Premiership clubs. PARTICIPANTS: 899 professional players. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE: Incidence of match injury (recorded as the number of injuries/1000 player-hours of match exposure), severity of injury (recorded as the number of days of absence) and days of absence due to injury per 1000 player-hours of match exposure. ASSESSMENT OF RISK FACTORS: Injury diagnosis and individual playing position during a match. RESULTS: 2484 injuries were reported. While there were no significant differences in the total days of absence as a result of injury between different positions in the forwards and the backs, there were a number of significant differences in injury profile for players in individual playing positions. Although three common body locations caused a high proportion of days of absence due to match injury for forwards (shoulder, knee, ankle/heel) and backs (shoulder, hamstring, knee), there were significant differences in injury profile between individual positions. CONCLUSIONS: The results clearly demonstrate the need for individual position-specific injury-prevention programmes in rugby union. When devising such programmes, a player's previous injury history should also be taken into account.
OBJECTIVE: To examine the match injury profile of professional rugby union players by individual playing position. DESIGN: 4-season prospective cohort design. SETTING: 14 English Premiership clubs. PARTICIPANTS: 899 professional players. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE: Incidence of match injury (recorded as the number of injuries/1000 player-hours of match exposure), severity of injury (recorded as the number of days of absence) and days of absence due to injury per 1000 player-hours of match exposure. ASSESSMENT OF RISK FACTORS: Injury diagnosis and individual playing position during a match. RESULTS: 2484 injuries were reported. While there were no significant differences in the total days of absence as a result of injury between different positions in the forwards and the backs, there were a number of significant differences in injury profile for players in individual playing positions. Although three common body locations caused a high proportion of days of absence due to match injury for forwards (shoulder, knee, ankle/heel) and backs (shoulder, hamstring, knee), there were significant differences in injury profile between individual positions. CONCLUSIONS: The results clearly demonstrate the need for individual position-specific injury-prevention programmes in rugby union. When devising such programmes, a player's previous injury history should also be taken into account.
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