Epidemiology of injuries in Portuguese senior male rugby union sevens: a cohort prospective study

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Autor(a) principal: Ferreira, António Miguel da Cruz
Data de Publicação: 2018
Outros Autores: Ferreira, Eduardo Cruz, Silva, João Diogo, Ferreira, Ricardo Maia, Santiago, Luiz Miguel de Mendonça Soares, Barata, Luis Taborda
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
Texto Completo: http://hdl.handle.net/10400.6/9441
Resumo: Objectives: To assess the incidence, type and location of injuries sustained during the Portuguese rugby union sevens circuit. To investigate the influence of players’ training loads on injury risk. Methods: A prospective cohort study recording time-loss injuries was conducted with all teams competing in the Portuguese national rugby sevens circuit (eight from the top-tier and seven from the second-tier). Main outcome measures included: incidence rate, anatomical location, type, injury incident and severity. Data were also collected regarding players’ training loads. Fisher's exact test was used to estimate the relative risk of suffering an injury during the sevens season and training sevens during the fifteens season. Results: A total of 27 injuries were recorded corresponding to an incidence rate of 133.9 injuries per 1000 player match-hours. The average severity was 22.22 days. Contact events preceded 81.5% of injuries. Most injuries occurred in the lower limb (66.7%) and were joint/ligament or muscle/tendon injuries (85.1%). The association between injuries and lower volume of training during the sevens season was identified for the second-tier (p=0.021). For the same level, an inverse relation between training hours and injury severity was also found (p=0.008). Top-tier players training sevens and fifteens simultaneously during the year presented a significant increase of injury risk (relative risk=3.2; p=0.011). Conclusions: Injury incidence in our study is similar to that reported for international sevens, although severity is lower. An association between training loads and the occurrence of injuries was found for both tiers, although with differential results, thus reinforcing the need to customize players’ preparation. Further studies at non-elite competitions are needed to gather significant data to accurately formulate future injury prevention protocols or recommend modifications to game laws or competition formats, aiming at players’ welfare.
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spelling Epidemiology of injuries in Portuguese senior male rugby union sevens: a cohort prospective studyAdolescentAdultAthletic InjuriesFootballHumansIncidenceJointsLower ExtremityMaleMusculoskeletal SystemPortugalProspective StudiesSeasonsSoft Tissue InjuriesTendon InjuriesTrauma Severity IndicesYoung AdultPhysical Education and TrainingObjectives: To assess the incidence, type and location of injuries sustained during the Portuguese rugby union sevens circuit. To investigate the influence of players’ training loads on injury risk. Methods: A prospective cohort study recording time-loss injuries was conducted with all teams competing in the Portuguese national rugby sevens circuit (eight from the top-tier and seven from the second-tier). Main outcome measures included: incidence rate, anatomical location, type, injury incident and severity. Data were also collected regarding players’ training loads. Fisher's exact test was used to estimate the relative risk of suffering an injury during the sevens season and training sevens during the fifteens season. Results: A total of 27 injuries were recorded corresponding to an incidence rate of 133.9 injuries per 1000 player match-hours. The average severity was 22.22 days. Contact events preceded 81.5% of injuries. Most injuries occurred in the lower limb (66.7%) and were joint/ligament or muscle/tendon injuries (85.1%). The association between injuries and lower volume of training during the sevens season was identified for the second-tier (p=0.021). For the same level, an inverse relation between training hours and injury severity was also found (p=0.008). Top-tier players training sevens and fifteens simultaneously during the year presented a significant increase of injury risk (relative risk=3.2; p=0.011). Conclusions: Injury incidence in our study is similar to that reported for international sevens, although severity is lower. An association between training loads and the occurrence of injuries was found for both tiers, although with differential results, thus reinforcing the need to customize players’ preparation. Further studies at non-elite competitions are needed to gather significant data to accurately formulate future injury prevention protocols or recommend modifications to game laws or competition formats, aiming at players’ welfare.Taylor & FrancisuBibliorumFerreira, António Miguel da CruzFerreira, Eduardo CruzSilva, João DiogoFerreira, Ricardo MaiaSantiago, Luiz Miguel de Mendonça SoaresBarata, Luis Taborda2020-02-21T11:47:53Z2018-052018-05-01T00:00:00Zinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.6/9441eng10.1080/00913847.2018.1441581metadata only accessinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessreponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAP2023-12-15T09:50:27Zoai:ubibliorum.ubi.pt:10400.6/9441Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-20T00:49:33.306460Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Epidemiology of injuries in Portuguese senior male rugby union sevens: a cohort prospective study
title Epidemiology of injuries in Portuguese senior male rugby union sevens: a cohort prospective study
spellingShingle Epidemiology of injuries in Portuguese senior male rugby union sevens: a cohort prospective study
Ferreira, António Miguel da Cruz
Adolescent
Adult
Athletic Injuries
Football
Humans
Incidence
Joints
Lower Extremity
Male
Musculoskeletal System
Portugal
Prospective Studies
Seasons
Soft Tissue Injuries
Tendon Injuries
Trauma Severity Indices
Young Adult
Physical Education and Training
title_short Epidemiology of injuries in Portuguese senior male rugby union sevens: a cohort prospective study
title_full Epidemiology of injuries in Portuguese senior male rugby union sevens: a cohort prospective study
title_fullStr Epidemiology of injuries in Portuguese senior male rugby union sevens: a cohort prospective study
title_full_unstemmed Epidemiology of injuries in Portuguese senior male rugby union sevens: a cohort prospective study
title_sort Epidemiology of injuries in Portuguese senior male rugby union sevens: a cohort prospective study
author Ferreira, António Miguel da Cruz
author_facet Ferreira, António Miguel da Cruz
Ferreira, Eduardo Cruz
Silva, João Diogo
Ferreira, Ricardo Maia
Santiago, Luiz Miguel de Mendonça Soares
Barata, Luis Taborda
author_role author
author2 Ferreira, Eduardo Cruz
Silva, João Diogo
Ferreira, Ricardo Maia
Santiago, Luiz Miguel de Mendonça Soares
Barata, Luis Taborda
author2_role author
author
author
author
author
dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv uBibliorum
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Ferreira, António Miguel da Cruz
Ferreira, Eduardo Cruz
Silva, João Diogo
Ferreira, Ricardo Maia
Santiago, Luiz Miguel de Mendonça Soares
Barata, Luis Taborda
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Adolescent
Adult
Athletic Injuries
Football
Humans
Incidence
Joints
Lower Extremity
Male
Musculoskeletal System
Portugal
Prospective Studies
Seasons
Soft Tissue Injuries
Tendon Injuries
Trauma Severity Indices
Young Adult
Physical Education and Training
topic Adolescent
Adult
Athletic Injuries
Football
Humans
Incidence
Joints
Lower Extremity
Male
Musculoskeletal System
Portugal
Prospective Studies
Seasons
Soft Tissue Injuries
Tendon Injuries
Trauma Severity Indices
Young Adult
Physical Education and Training
description Objectives: To assess the incidence, type and location of injuries sustained during the Portuguese rugby union sevens circuit. To investigate the influence of players’ training loads on injury risk. Methods: A prospective cohort study recording time-loss injuries was conducted with all teams competing in the Portuguese national rugby sevens circuit (eight from the top-tier and seven from the second-tier). Main outcome measures included: incidence rate, anatomical location, type, injury incident and severity. Data were also collected regarding players’ training loads. Fisher's exact test was used to estimate the relative risk of suffering an injury during the sevens season and training sevens during the fifteens season. Results: A total of 27 injuries were recorded corresponding to an incidence rate of 133.9 injuries per 1000 player match-hours. The average severity was 22.22 days. Contact events preceded 81.5% of injuries. Most injuries occurred in the lower limb (66.7%) and were joint/ligament or muscle/tendon injuries (85.1%). The association between injuries and lower volume of training during the sevens season was identified for the second-tier (p=0.021). For the same level, an inverse relation between training hours and injury severity was also found (p=0.008). Top-tier players training sevens and fifteens simultaneously during the year presented a significant increase of injury risk (relative risk=3.2; p=0.011). Conclusions: Injury incidence in our study is similar to that reported for international sevens, although severity is lower. An association between training loads and the occurrence of injuries was found for both tiers, although with differential results, thus reinforcing the need to customize players’ preparation. Further studies at non-elite competitions are needed to gather significant data to accurately formulate future injury prevention protocols or recommend modifications to game laws or competition formats, aiming at players’ welfare.
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