Sankey R Andrew, Brooks John H M, Kemp Simon P T, Haddad Fares S
University College Hospital, London, England, UK.
Am J Sports Med. 2008 Dec;36(12):2415-24. doi: 10.1177/0363546508322889. Epub 2008 Sep 8.
Ankle injuries represent a considerable proportion of injuries to professional rugby union players; however, there is a scarcity of detailed epidemiology about these injuries.
To describe the epidemiology and assess the risk factors associated with ankle injuries sustained by a cohort of professional rugby union players.
Descriptive epidemiology study.
Medical personnel prospectively reported time-loss injuries in professional rugby union in England, and the ankle injuries were evaluated.
Lateral ankle ligament injuries were the most common injury reported during matches and training, and together with Achilles tendon injuries, they accounted for more than half of the absence due to injury. The incidence rate of injuries was highest in second-row forwards. More than a quarter of injuries were recurrences.
Lateral ankle ligament injuries and Achilles tendon injuries should be a focus of injury prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation strategies in professional rugby union players.
踝关节损伤在职业橄榄球联盟球员的伤病中占相当大的比例；然而，关于这些损伤的详细流行病学资料却很匮乏。
描述职业橄榄球联盟球员队列中踝关节损伤的流行病学特征，并评估与之相关的风险因素。
描述性流行病学研究。
医务人员前瞻性报告了英格兰职业橄榄球联盟中的失能伤病情况，并对踝关节损伤进行了评估。
外侧踝关节韧带损伤是比赛和训练期间报告的最常见损伤，与跟腱损伤一起，它们占因伤缺阵的一半以上。第二排前锋的受伤发生率最高。超过四分之一的损伤为复发。
外侧踝关节韧带损伤和跟腱损伤应成为职业橄榄球联盟球员损伤预防、治疗和康复策略的重点。
