Incidence and mean severity of training injuries as a function of playing position and location of injury
| Training injuries | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Injury location | Incidence, injuries/1000 player-hours (95% CI) | Mean severity, days (95% CI) | |||||
| Main group | Subgroup | Forwards | Backs | All players | Forwards | Backs | All players |
| Head/neck | All injuries | 0.1 (0.0 to 0.8) | 0.0 (–) | 0.1 (0.0 to 0.5) | 129.0 (*) | – | 129.0 (*) |
| Head/face | 0.0 (–) | 0.0 (–) | 0.0 (–) | – | – | – | |
| Neck/cervical spine | 0.1 (0.0 to 0.8) | 0.0 (–) | 0.1 (0.0 to 0.5) | 129.0 (*) | – | 129.0 (*) | |
| Upper limb | All injuries | 0.2 (0.1 to 0.9) | 0.0 (–) | 0.1 (0.0 to 0.5) | 40.5 (0 to 116.0) | – | 40.5 (0 to 116.0) |
| Shoulder/clavicle | 0.1 (0.0 to 0.8) | 0.0 (–) | 0.1 (0.0 to 0.5) | 79.0 (*) | – | 79.0 (*) | |
| U-arm | 0.0 (–) | 0.0 (–) | 0.0 (–) | – | – | – | |
| Elbow | 0.1 (0.0 to 0.8) | 0.0 (–) | 0.1 (0.0 to 0.5) | 2.0 (*) | – | 2.0 (*) | |
| Forearm | 0.0 (–) | 0.0 (–) | 0.0 (–) | – | – | – | |
| Wrist | 0.0 (–) | 0.0 (–) | 0.0 (–) | – | – | – | |
| Hand/fingers | 0.0 (–) | 0.0 (–) | 0.0 (–) | – | – | – | |
| Trunk | All injuries | 0.7 (0.3 to 1.6) | 0.6 (0.2 to 1.5) | 0.6 (0.3 to 1.2) | 6.2 (3.3 to 9.0) | 8.0 (3.8 to 12.2) | 6.9 (4.6 to 9.2) |
| U-back/sternum/ribs | 0.2 (0.1 to 0.9) | 0.0 (–) | 0.1 (0 to 0.5) | 3.5 (0.6 to 6.4) | – | 3.5 (0.6 to 6.4) | |
| Abdomen | 0.0 (–) | 0.1 (0.0 to 1.0) | 0.1 (0.0 to 0.5) | – | 4.0 (*) | 4.0 (*) | |
| L-back | 0.4 (0.1 to 1.1) | 0.1 (0.0 to 1.0) | 0.3 (0.1 to 0.7) | 8.7 (5.0 to 12.3) | 14.0 (*) | 10.0 (6.3 to 13.7) | |
| Pelvis/sacrum | 0.1 (0.0 to 0.8) | 0.3 (0.1 to 1.1) | 0.2 (0.1 to 0.6) | 4.0 (*) | 7.0 (5.0 to 9.0) | 6.0 (3.7 to 8.3) | |
| Lower limb | All injuries | 1.7 (1.0 to 2.8) | 1.1 (0.6 to 2.2) | 1.4 (0.9 to 2.1) | 37.3 (1.6 to 72.9) | 17.4 (0 to 36.0) | 30.0 (6.4 to 53.7) |
| Hip/groin | 0.2 (0.1 to 0.9) | 0.1 (0 to 1.0) | 0.2 (0.1 to 0.6) | 17.5 (0 to 44.0) | 47.0 (*) | 39.3 (0 to 84.8) | |
| Thigh (anterior) | 0.0 (–) | 0.3 (0.1 to 1.1) | 0.1 (0.0 to 0.5) | – | 12.0 (10.0 to 14.0) | 12.0 (10.0 to 14.0) | |
| Thigh (posterior) | 0.4 (0.1 to 1.1) | 0.4 (0.1 to 1.3) | 0.4 (0.2 to 0.9) | 9.3 (0 to 22.7) | 7.0 (0.7 to 13.3) | 8.2 (1.5 to 14.9) | |
| Knee | 0.2 (0.1 to 0.9) | 0.0 (–) | 0.1 (0.0 to 0.5) | 126.0 (0 to 369.0) | – | 126.0 (0 to 369.0) | |
| L-leg/Achilles | 0.6 (0.2 to 1.4) | 0.3 (0.1 to 1.1) | 0.4 (0.2 to 0.9) | 38.4 (0 to 78.1) | 5.5 (0 to 12.4) | 29.0 (0 to 58.9) | |
| Ankle | 0.1 (0.0 to 0.8) | 0.0 (–) | 0.1 (0.0 to 0.5) | 7.0 (*) | – | 7.0 (*) | |
| Foot/toe | 0.1 (0.0 to 0.8) | 0.0 (–) | 0.1 (0.0 to 0.5) | 8.0 (*) | – | 8.0 (*) | |
| Injury location not identified | 0.0 (–) | 0.0 (–) | 0.0 (–) | – | – | – | |
| All injury locations | 2.7 (1.8 to 4.1) | 1.7 (0.9 to 2.9) | 2.2 (1.6 to 3.1) | 33.4 (9.2 to 57.6) | 14.3 (1.8 to 26.7) | 26.9 (10.2 to 43.5) | |
↵* Only one result in category.
L, lower; U, upper.