Most common injuries in Argentine rugby
Injury | Total | % | |
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The top nine causes of injury were statistically different on a contingency table with nine degrees of freedom (χ2 = 706.49; p<0.0001). LOC, loss of consciousness. *Without neurological injury. | |||
1 | Pulled muscle of lower limbs | 108 | 11.7 |
2 | Ankle ligament distension | 106 | 11.5 |
3 | Closed head trauma without LOC | 81 | 8.8 |
4 | Knee trauma | 81 | 8.8 |
5 | Bleeding wound on face | 79 | 8.5 |
6 | Knee ligament distension | 49 | 5.3 |
7 | Cut on head | 44 | 4.8 |
8 | Muscular or ligament injury of the shoulder | 43 | 4.6 |
9 | Muscular or ligament injury of the cervical column* | 34 | 3.7 |
10 | Epistaxis | 24 | 2.6 |
11 | Face trauma | 24 | 2.6 |
12 | Rib trauma | 21 | 2.3 |
13 | Lower limb trauma | 19 | 2.1 |
14 | Nose trauma without epistaxis | 18 | 2.0 |
15 | Acromioclavicular joint (sub)luxation | 15 | 1.6 |
16 | Lumbar spine concussion | 17 | 1.8 |
17 | Shoulder luxation | 14 | 1.5 |
18 | Thoracic trauma | 10 | 1.1 |
19 | Bleeding wound in lower limbs | 9 | 1.0 |
20 | Elbow trauma | 9 | 1.0 |
21 | Clavicle trauma | 8 | 0.9 |
22 | Closed head trauma with LOC | 8 | 0.9 |
23 | Other | 103 | 11.1 |