Faculty of Sport, Health and Applied Science, St Mary's University, Twickenham, UK.
Applied Sports, Technology, Exercise and Medicine Research Centre, Swansea University, Swansea, UK.
Scand J Med Sci Sports. 2020 Sep;30(9):1739-1747. doi: 10.1111/sms.13737. Epub 2020 Jun 18.
While kicking in Rugby Union can be influential to match outcome, the epidemiology of kicking injuries remains unknown. This study therefore aimed to investigate the epidemiology of injuries attributed to kicking in professional rugby, including playing position-specific effects and differences in kicking volumes and kick types.
Fifteen seasons of injury surveillance data and two seasons of match kicking characteristics from professional rugby players were analyzed. Incidence, propensity, and severity of kicking-related injuries were calculated together with the locations and types of these injuries. Position-related differences in match kicking types and volumes were also established.
Seventy-seven match and 55 training acute-onset kicking injuries were identified. The match kicking injury incidence for backs was 1.4/1000 player-match-hours. Across all playing positions, the propensity for match kicking injury was 0.57 injuries/1000 kicks. Fly-halves sustained the greatest proportion of match kicking injuries (47%) and performed the greatest proportion of match kicks (46%); an average propensity for match kicking injury (0.58/1000 kicks). Scrum-halves executed 27% of match-related kicks but had a very low propensity for match kicking injury (0.17/1000 kicks). All other positional groups executed a small proportion of match-related kicks but a high propensity for match kicking injury. Ninety-two percent of match kicking injuries occurred in the pelvis or lower limb, with the majority sustained by the kicking limb. 21% of all match kicking injuries were associated with the rectus femoris muscle.
Match kicking profiles and kicking injuries sustained are position-dependent, which provides valuable insight for developing player-specific conditioning and rehabilitation protocols.
虽然橄榄球比赛中的踢球动作可能对比赛结果有影响，但踢球受伤的流行病学情况仍不清楚。因此，本研究旨在调查职业橄榄球运动员中因踢球导致的受伤的流行病学情况，包括与踢球部位相关的特定影响，以及踢球量和踢球类型的差异。
分析了来自职业橄榄球运动员的 15 个赛季的伤病监测数据和 2 个赛季的比赛踢球特征。计算了与踢球相关的受伤的发生率、倾向率和严重程度，以及这些受伤的部位和类型。还确定了与踢球部位相关的比赛踢球类型和踢球量的差异。
共确定了 77 次比赛和 55 次训练急性发作的踢球受伤。后锋的比赛踢球受伤发生率为 1.4/1000 名球员-比赛小时。在所有的比赛位置中，比赛踢球受伤的倾向率为 0.57 次受伤/1000 次踢球。飞锋球员遭受了最多的比赛踢球受伤（47%），执行了最多的比赛踢球（46%）；平均比赛踢球受伤倾向率为 0.58/1000 次踢球。司克兰球员执行了 27%的比赛相关踢球，但比赛踢球受伤的倾向率非常低（0.17/1000 次踢球）。所有其他位置的球员执行了一小部分比赛相关踢球，但比赛踢球受伤的倾向率很高。92%的比赛踢球受伤发生在骨盆或下肢，其中大多数发生在踢球腿上。21%的所有比赛踢球受伤与股直肌有关。
比赛踢球特征和受伤情况与踢球部位有关，这为制定特定球员的体能训练和康复方案提供了有价值的信息。
