Department of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland.
Health Research Institute, University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland.
Sports Health. 2021 Nov-Dec;13(6):540-547. doi: 10.1177/1941738121997145. Epub 2021 Mar 3.
Rugby union is a physically demanding sport that carries an inherent risk of injury. Despite being a popular and widely played team sport, little is known about injuries occurring across the male and female amateur game.
To establish and compare injury incidence, nature, and severity in male and female Irish amateur rugby union.
Prospective cohort study.
Level 3.
Data were collected prospectively from 25 male teams (959 players) and 8 female teams (234 players) over 2 full seasons. Both time-loss (24-hour time-loss injury definition) and non-time-loss match injury reports were collected, alongside match exposure data.
Time-loss match injury incidence rates were 49.1/1000 and 35.6/1000 player-hours for male and female players, respectively. Concussion and ankle ligament sprains were the most common diagnoses for male (5.6/1000 and 4.4/1000 player-hours, respectively) and female players (5.5/1000 and 3.9/1000 player-hours, respectively). Anterior cruciate ligament injuries presented the highest injury burden for male and female players with 200.3 and 307.2 days of absence per 1000 player-hours, respectively. In female players, 83% of noncontact injuries occurred in the fourth quarter of match play.
While female players had a lower overall injury incidence rate compared with male players, concussion and ankle ligament injuries were the most common injuries in both cohorts. In female players, a high rate of noncontact injuries in the second half points to the need for strength and conditioning training programs to reduce fatigue-related injuries.
Establishing the incidence and burden of rugby-related injuries is an essential step in minimizing injury risk. This epidemiological information will aid the development of future reduction strategies, including education and coaching strategies and strength and conditioning programs, informed by the most common injuries observed and the mechanism of injury.
橄榄球联盟是一项体能要求极高的运动，存在固有受伤风险。尽管它是一项受欢迎且广泛开展的团体运动，但对于男女业余比赛中的受伤情况知之甚少。
确定并比较爱尔兰男女业余橄榄球联盟的受伤发生率、性质和严重程度。
前瞻性队列研究。
3 级。
在两个完整赛季中，从 25 支男队（959 名球员）和 8 支女队（234 名球员）中前瞻性收集数据。收集了非比赛时间损失（24 小时时间损失伤定义）和非比赛时间损失比赛伤报告，以及比赛暴露数据。
男、女运动员的比赛时间损失伤发生率分别为 49.1/1000 和 35.6/1000 球员小时。男性（5.6/1000 和 4.4/1000 球员小时）和女性（5.5/1000 和 3.9/1000 球员小时）最常见的诊断是脑震荡和踝关节韧带扭伤。前交叉韧带损伤对男、女运动员的受伤负担最大，分别为每 1000 名球员小时 200.3 和 307.2 天缺勤。在女性运动员中，83%的非接触伤发生在比赛第四节。
虽然女性运动员的总受伤发生率低于男性运动员，但脑震荡和踝关节韧带损伤是两个队列中最常见的损伤。在女性运动员中，下半场非接触伤的高发生率表明需要进行力量和体能训练计划，以减少与疲劳相关的受伤。
确定与橄榄球相关的受伤发生率和负担是降低受伤风险的重要步骤。这些流行病学信息将有助于制定未来的减少策略，包括基于观察到的最常见损伤和损伤机制的教育和教练策略以及力量和体能计划。
