TY - JOUR
T1 - Incidence of sporting injury in New Zealand youths aged 6-15 years
AU - Pringle, R. G.
AU - McNair, Peter
AU - Stanley, Steve
PY - 1998/1/1
Y1 - 1998/1/1
N2 - Objective - To document the incidence of injury in 6-15 year olds playing rugby union, rugby league, and netball, and to identify the common mechanisms, sites, severity, and time of injury. Methods - Cross sectional data were collected by trained observers who watched 258 games of rugby union, netball, and rugby league over a four week period. The condition of the injured participants was monitored until recovery. Results - In total, 5174 players were observed and an injury rate of 18 per 1000 player hours was calculated. Of all observed injuries, 29% required some form of medical treatment. A significant difference (p < 0.05) in the distribution of injury over the four quarters of the games was recorded, most occurring in the first three quarters. In total, 81% of the injuries were classified as contact injuries, and these mainly occurred through direct contact with the opposition. Of all observed injuries, 27% were recurrent. Conclusions - The incidence of injury in rugby union, netball, and rugby league is low for children aged between 6 and 15 years relative to adult rates.
AB - Objective - To document the incidence of injury in 6-15 year olds playing rugby union, rugby league, and netball, and to identify the common mechanisms, sites, severity, and time of injury. Methods - Cross sectional data were collected by trained observers who watched 258 games of rugby union, netball, and rugby league over a four week period. The condition of the injured participants was monitored until recovery. Results - In total, 5174 players were observed and an injury rate of 18 per 1000 player hours was calculated. Of all observed injuries, 29% required some form of medical treatment. A significant difference (p < 0.05) in the distribution of injury over the four quarters of the games was recorded, most occurring in the first three quarters. In total, 81% of the injuries were classified as contact injuries, and these mainly occurred through direct contact with the opposition. Of all observed injuries, 27% were recurrent. Conclusions - The incidence of injury in rugby union, netball, and rugby league is low for children aged between 6 and 15 years relative to adult rates.
KW - Injury incidence
KW - Netball
KW - Rugby league
KW - Rugby union
KW - Youth sport
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U2 - 10.1136/bjsm.32.1.49
DO - 10.1136/bjsm.32.1.49
M3 - Article
C2 - 9562164
AN - SCOPUS:0031920531
VL - 32
SP - 49
EP - 52
JO - British Journal of Sports Medicine
JF - British Journal of Sports Medicine
SN - 0306-3674
IS - 1
ER -