What does this research mean for the field?

At elite South African youth rugby tournaments, the overall injury incidence density is 47.9 injuries per 1,000 match hours, with no statistically significant differences in injury incidence rates across under-13, under-16, and under-18 age groups. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.CONFIRMATORY. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

January 1, 2012South African Journal of Sports MedicineOpen Access

The incidence and severity of injuries at the 2011 South African Rugby Union (SARU) Youth Week tournaments

Q: What is the clinical evidence from this study?

Study design: Observational. Population: Rugby injuries (n=1804). Intervention: Rugby match participation vs. Different age groups (under-13, under-16, under-18). Primary outcome: Overall injury incidence density (injuries per 1000 match hours) (95% CI 41.1-54.7).

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Key result

Youth tournament match play shows no difference in injury incidence across age groups.

95% CI 41.1-54.7
n=1,804

Why the study?

The injury epidemiology of the South African Rugby Union Youth Week tournaments had not been established.

Population

Elite schoolboy rugby players at 2011 SARU Youth Week tournaments under-13, under-16, and under-18 levels

Comparison

Injury incidence and severity across different age groups

Design

Observational study recording match-related injuries using Consensus Statement for Rugby

Follow-up

Duration of the 2011 tournaments

Authors

JBJC Brown EVEvert VerhagenUniversidade Federal de Minas Gerais WVWayne ViljoenWorld Rugby

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Implication

Injury rates similar across youth rugby ages support uniform surveillance; leaves open targeted prevention needs in elite junior cohorts.

Study Design

Type

Observational (n=1,804)

Structured PICO

Population

1,804 elite schoolboy rugby players competing in the 2011 South African Rugby Union Youth Week tournaments across under-13, under-16, and under-18 age groups.

Outcome

Injury incidence densities (IIDs) and severity of SARU Youth Week tournament injuriessafety

Time-loss injury incidence densities at SARU Youth Weeks are similar to other elite junior rugby data, with the absolute number of injuries per match increasing with age.

Limitations

Large reliance on the tournament doctor's clinical judgement for diagnosing severity and type of injury
Some teams may have hidden injuries from the tournament doctor owing to the short nature of the tournaments
Players were less likely to report injuries on the final day of the tournament
Lack of quantification of training time and injuries before and during the tournament

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Brown et al. (2012) conducted an observational in Rugby injuries (n=1,804). Rugby match participation vs. Different age groups (under-13, under-16, under-18) was evaluated on Overall injury incidence density (injuries per 1000 match hours) (95% CI 41.1-54.7). The overall injury incidence density was 47.9 injuries per 1,000 match hours, with no significant differences in incidence rates across the under-13, under-16, and under-18 age groups.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6aae455a2fba0eebc9741fde https://doi.org/10.17159/2078-516x/2012/v24i2a345

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The incidence and severity of injuries at the 2011 South African Rugby Union (SARU) Youth Week tournaments

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Study Design

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The incidence and severity of injuries at the 2011 South African Rugby Union (SARU) Youth Week tournaments

Discussion

Member takes

Implication

Study Design

Structured PICO

Limitations

Cite This Study

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