Impact of the International Rugby Board’s experimental law variations on the incidence and nature of match injuries in southern hemisphere professional rugby union
| Autor: | Fuller, CW, Raftery, M, Readhead, C, Targett, SGR, Molloy, MG |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2010 |
| Zdroj: | South African Medical Journal; Vol 99, No 4 (2009) |
| ISSN: | 2078-5135 0256-9574 |
| Popis: | Objective. To examine the epidemiology of match injuries in southern hemisphere professional rugby union and assess the impact of the International Rugby Board (IRB) Experimental Law Variations.Setting. One-season whole population prospective cohort.Subjects. Twenty-seven teams (813 players) taking part in the2008 Super 14 and Vodacom Cup competitions. Outcome measures. Incidence, severity, location, type and cause of injury.Results. The incidence in the Super 14 competition (96.3 injuries/1 000 player-match hours; 95% confidence interval (CI) 69.0 - 111.7) was significantly higher (p=0.003) than that in the Vodacom Cup (71.2; CI 60.0 - 84.5); injury severity was significantly lower (p |
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