Gissane Conor, Jennings De, Kerr Kathleen, White John A
Department of Health Studies, Brunel University, Osterley Campus, Isleworth, Middlesex, UK.
Sports Med. 2002;32(3):211-6. doi: 10.2165/00007256-200232030-00004.
The aim of this study was to summarise the injury rates in professional rugby league football.
Previously published studies were identified from database searches of the literature from Medline, Sports Discus and Web of Science. A total of 18 articles, which reported the prospective injury data collection for at least one playing season in professional rugby league worldwide, were included. The definition of injury adopted required an injured player to miss the subsequent game through injury. Ten studies satisfied the injury definition criteria for inclusion. A review of articles and extraction of relevant data were carried out independently by two authors.
A total of 517 injuries were reported during 12819 hours of exposure (753 games), which resulted in an overall injury rate of 40.3 injuries per 1000 hours [95% confidence interval (CI) 36.9 to 43.8]. Most injuries were to the lower half of the body (20.7 per 1000 hours, 95% CI 17.7 to 24), with the trunk receiving the least (6.7 per 1000 hours, 95% CI 5 to 8.6).
Injury rates in professional rugby league are higher than in some other contact sports, probably because of the large number of physical collisions that take place. This pooled data analysis provides more accurate estimates of injury incidence in the game of professional rugby league football.
本研究旨在总结职业橄榄球联盟足球比赛中的受伤率。
通过对Medline、Sports Discus和Web of Science数据库进行文献检索，找出先前发表的研究。总共纳入了18篇文章，这些文章报告了全球职业橄榄球联盟至少一个比赛赛季的前瞻性受伤数据收集情况。所采用的受伤定义要求受伤球员因伤错过后续比赛。有10项研究符合纳入的受伤定义标准。两位作者独立进行文章审查和相关数据提取。
在12819小时的比赛时间（753场比赛）内共报告了517起受伤事件，总体受伤率为每1000小时40.3起受伤事件[95%置信区间（CI）为36.9至43.8]。大多数受伤发生在下半身（每1000小时20.7起，95%CI为17.7至24），躯干受伤最少（每1000小时6.7起，95%CI为5至8.6）。
职业橄榄球联盟的受伤率高于其他一些接触性运动，可能是因为发生了大量身体碰撞。这项汇总数据分析为职业橄榄球联盟足球比赛中的受伤发生率提供了更准确的估计。
