The Epidemiology of Injuries in Spanish Rugby Union División de Honor.

We describe and analyze injury incidence, severity, cause of injury, anatomical location, damaged tissue, injury recurrence, and the time and place at which injuries occur over the course of a season. An observational, descriptive, prospective, nomothetic, and multidimensional study was conducted during the 2018-2019 season with 258 players of the top semiprofessional rugby league in Spain (División de Honor de Rugby). Data were reported by the clubs' medical services. Reported time-loss injuries were collected. Overall exposure was 4100 h (137 matches), over 35 weeks of competition. A total of 288 injuries were reported, with three of these leading to withdrawal from the sport. A total average of 35.63 days was lost to injury. Overall time-loss injury incidence was 3.41 injuries/1000 h of exposure. Backs suffered 119 injuries corresponding to 3.80 injuries/1000 h of exposure, whilst forwards suffered 169 injuries with 4.27 injuries/1000 h of exposure. Severe injuries were the most frequent injury type. Outcomes confirm that more injuries take place during competition, with these also being more severe in nature. Contact injuries were most frequently suffered, above all, due to tackling or being tackled.

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Roberto Murias-Lozano, Luis Mendía, Francisco Javier San Sebastián-Obregón, Cristian Solís-Mencia, Juan Pablo Hervás-Pérez, Manuel Vicente Garnacho-Castaño, José Luis Maté-Muñoz, Pablo García-Fernández. The Epidemiology of Injuries in Spanish Rugby Union División de Honor. International journal of environmental research and public health. 2022 Mar 24;19(7)

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PMID: 35409565

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