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Athlete Health Implications of Match Injuries in Portuguese Rugby Union

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dc.contributor.authorLopes, Nuno Pinto de Sousa
dc.contributor.authorCruz-Ferreira, António Miguel
dc.contributor.authorLima, Diana Torres
dc.contributor.authorSilva, Marta Amaral
dc.contributor.authorSantiago, Luiz Miguel
dc.contributor.institutionNOVA Medical School|Faculdade de Ciências Médicas (NMS|FCM)
dc.contributor.pblMolecular Diversity Preservation International (MDPI)
dc.date.accessioned2024-10-01T22:28:43Z
dc.date.available2024-10-01T22:28:43Z
dc.date.issued2024-09-08
dc.description.abstractOBJECTIVE: Our aim was to report time-loss match injuries in Portugal's "Divisão de Honra" (Portuguese first tier) in the 2022/2023 season, focusing on injury incidence, burden, anatomical region, and type, to assess their impact on athletes' health and availability to play. METHODS: A prospective cohort study was conducted monitoring injuries via an online form filled in by each team's medical department, categorizing player position, as well as injury type, location, and severity. Incidence and burden were calculated per 1000 player-match-hours. RESULTS: The overall injury incidence was 54.4 injuries per 1000 player-match-hours (95% CI 30.3-96.2). Forwards had higher injury incidence than backs. Lower limbs were the most affected locations-29 injuries/1000 h of exposure (95% CI 13.7-52.0). Sprain/ligaments injuries were the most common type of injury (14.4 injuries/1000 h (95% CI 3.7-30.0), followed by muscle injuries (8.1 injuries/1000 h 95% CI 4.9-11.5). DISCUSSION: Injury incidence was higher than what is reported in amateur competitions and lower than for professionals. Injury severity was similar to that in other studies. Our study suggests a lower injury burden than in other semi-professional and elite leagues. These findings highlight the need for targeted injury prevention strategies in the Portuguese Rugby Union to increase athletes' availability by decreasing injury incidence and/or burden. Further research with broader participation and training injury data is needed.en
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dc.description.versionpublished
dc.format.extent486309
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/ijerph21091191
dc.identifier.issn1660-4601
dc.identifier.otherPURE: 100429560
dc.identifier.otherPURE UUID: 13bcb231-7e8f-4d7e-b639-4f1f96d7641f
dc.identifier.otherPubMed: 39338074
dc.identifier.otherPubMedCentral: PMC11430984
dc.identifier.otherScopus: 85205247186
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10362/172824
dc.identifier.urlhttps://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/85205247186
dc.language.isoeng
dc.peerreviewedyes
dc.subjectHumans
dc.subjectPortugal/epidemiology
dc.subjectAthletic Injuries/epidemiology
dc.subjectProspective Studies
dc.subjectIncidence
dc.subjectAthletes/statistics & numerical data
dc.subjectMale
dc.subjectFootball/injuries
dc.subjectAdult
dc.subjectrugby
dc.subjectsports medicine
dc.subjectinjury prevention
dc.subjectinjury surveillance
dc.subjectincidence
dc.subjectPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
dc.subjectPollution
dc.subjectHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis
dc.titleAthlete Health Implications of Match Injuries in Portuguese Rugby Unionen
dc.typejournal article
degois.publication.issue9
degois.publication.titleInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
degois.publication.volume21
dspace.entity.typePublication
rcaap.rightsopenAccess

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