@article {Murphybjsports72132, author = {John C Murphy and Conor Gissane and Catherine Blake}, title = {Injury in elite county-level hurling: a prospective study}, elocation-id = {bjsports72132}, year = {2010}, doi = {10.1136/bjsm.2010.072132}, publisher = {British Association of Sport and Excercise Medicine}, abstract = {Objective To determine the incidence, prevalence and nature of sports injuries in elite male hurling players. Design Prospective study of county-grade hurling teams. Incidence, prevalence and descriptions of injuries were collated. Setting Four county teams during the 2007 season; January to September inclusive. Participants A total of 127 male players were followed over 34 weeks. Data were collected on a median (IQR) of 31 (30{\textendash}32) players per team per week. The mean age was 23.3{\textpm}2.5 years. Results There were 204 injuries to 104 players (82\%, 95\% CI (74 to 88)). Injury incidence rate during match-play (102.5 (84.4 to 123.2)) was 19 times higher than for training (5.3 (4.2 to 6.5)) (RR=19.5 (14.8 to 25.6)). The mean weekly prevalence of injury was 13.9\% (12.5 to 14.8). Most injuries were new (n=170, 83.3\%, (77.6 to 87.8)) and acute (n=165, 80.9\% (74.9 to 85.7)). Muscle strain (n=86) accounted for 42.2\% (35.6 to 49) of the total. 71\% of injuries were to the lower limb (n=143, (63.5 to 76.0)) with hamstring strain (n=33, 16.5\% (11.8 to 21.8)) predominating. Fractures constituted 7.4\% injuries (n=15, 95\% CI (4.5 to 11.8)), 12 of which were to the upper limb. There were three (1.5\% (0.5 to 4.2)) eye injuries and one concussion injury (0.5\% (0.1 to 2.7)). Conclusions These results provide data on hurling injuries using definitions that reflect international consensus statements. Injury incidence from match-play in particular is high compared with other sports. These findings have relevance for clinicians and coaches.}, issn = {0306-3674}, URL = {https://bjsm.bmj.com/content/early/2010/10/18/bjsm.2010.072132}, eprint = {https://bjsm.bmj.com/content/early/2010/10/18/bjsm.2010.072132.full.pdf}, journal = {British Journal of Sports Medicine} }