Shelly M J, Butler J S, Timlin M, Walsh M G, Poynton A R, O'Byrne J M
National Spinal Injuries Unit, Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, Eccle Street, Dublin 7, Ireland.
J Bone Joint Surg Br. 2006 Jun;88(6):771-5. doi: 10.1302/0301-620X.88B6.17388.
This study assessed the frequency of acute injury to the spinal cord in Irish Rugby over a period of ten years, between 1995 and 2004. There were 12 such injuries; 11 were cervical and one was thoracic. Ten occurred in adults and two in schoolboys. All were males playing Rugby Union and the mean age at injury was 21.6 years (16 to 36). The most common mechanism of injury was hyperflexion of the cervical spine and the players injured most frequently were playing at full back, hooker or on the wing. Most injuries were sustained during the tackle phase of play. Six players felt their injury was preventable. Eight are permanently disabled as a result of their injury.
本研究评估了1995年至2004年这十年间爱尔兰橄榄球运动中脊髓急性损伤的发生率。共有12例此类损伤；其中11例为颈椎损伤，1例为胸椎损伤。10例发生在成年人身上，2例发生在男学生身上。所有患者均为参加英式橄榄球联合会比赛的男性，受伤时的平均年龄为21.6岁（16至36岁）。最常见的损伤机制是颈椎过度屈曲，受伤频率最高的球员位置是后卫、钩球员或边锋。大多数损伤发生在比赛的擒抱阶段。6名球员认为他们的损伤是可以预防的。8人因伤导致永久性残疾。
