Scantlebury Sean, Jones Ben, Owen Cameron, Brown James, Collins Neil, Fairbank Laura, Till Kevin, Phillips Gemma, Stokes Keith, Whitehead Sarah
Carnegie School of Sports, Leeds Beckett University, United Kingdom; England Performance Unit, Rugby Football League, United Kingdom.
Carnegie School of Sports, Leeds Beckett University, United Kingdom; England Performance Unit, Rugby Football League, United Kingdom; Division of Physiological Sciences, Department of Human Biology, Faculty of Health Sciences, the University of Cape Town and the Sports Science Institute of South Africa, South Africa; School of Behavioural and Health Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, Australian Catholic University, Australia; Premiership Rugby, United Kingdom.
J Sci Med Sport. 2024 Nov;27(11):765-771. doi: 10.1016/j.jsams.2024.07.001. Epub 2024 Jul 9.
To compare match injury incidence, severity and burden in men's and women's elite rugby league.
A prospective cohort epidemiological study.
Time loss match injury data were collected from all men's (11,301 exposure hours) and women's (5,244 exposure hours) Super League clubs.
Injury incidence and burden were not different between men and women (mean [95 % CI]; 54 [45 to 65] vs. 60 [49 to 74] per 1000 match-hours; p = 0.39, and 2332 [1844 to 2951] vs. 1951 [1560 to 2440] days lost per 1000 match-hours; p = 0.26). However, injury severity was greater for men than women (42 [35-50] vs. 35 [29 to 42]; p = 0.01). Lower limbs accounted for 54 % and 52 % of injuries for men and women, with the head/face the most frequently injured location due to concussion (12 [10 to 15] and 10 [8 to 14] per 1000 match-hours for men and women). Injuries to the knee had the greatest burden for men and women (708 [268-1868] and 863 [320-2328] days lost per 1000 match-hours). Being tackled was the most common injury mechanism for men and women (28 % and 38 %) with greater burden (p < 0.01) than other injury mechanisms.
Male and female rugby league players have similar injury incidence and burden; however, injury severity was higher in men. Head/face injuries have the highest injury incidence and knee injuries have the highest burden. These injuries should be the focus for prevention initiatives at a league (via laws), player, and coach level, with equal and specific focus for both men's and women's rugby league players.
比较男子和女子精英橄榄球联盟比赛中受伤的发生率、严重程度和负担。
一项前瞻性队列流行病学研究。
收集了所有男子（11301个暴露小时）和女子（5244个暴露小时）超级联赛俱乐部的比赛时间损失伤病数据。
男子和女子之间的受伤发生率和负担没有差异（平均值[95%置信区间]；每1000比赛小时54[45至65]例对60[49至74]例；p = 0.39，以及每1000比赛小时2332[1844至2951]天对1951[1560至2440]天；p = 0.26）。然而，男子受伤的严重程度高于女子（42[35 - 50]对35[29至42]；p = 0.01）。下肢受伤在男子和女子中分别占54%和52%，头部/面部是因脑震荡受伤最频繁的部位（男子和女子每1000比赛小时分别为12[10至15]例和10[8至14]例）。膝盖受伤对男子和女子造成的负担最大（每1000比赛小时分别损失708[268 - 1868]天和863[320 - 2328]天）。被擒抱是男子和女子最常见的受伤机制（分别为28%和38%），其负担比其他受伤机制更大（p < 0.01）。
男子和女子橄榄球联盟球员的受伤发生率和负担相似；然而，男子受伤的严重程度更高。头部/面部受伤的发生率最高，膝盖受伤的负担最大。这些伤病应成为联盟（通过规则）、球员和教练层面预防措施的重点，对男子和女子橄榄球联盟球员给予同等且具体的关注。
