Unstable cervical spine injuries in rugby—a 20-year review

Williams, Priscilla; McKibbin, B

doi:10.1016/0020-1383(87)90054-4

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“…Previous authors have recognised the significance of near misses11 suggesting they can provide ‘collateral evidence of trends in frequency of serious injury’ 4. Williams and McKibbin12 proposed that a serious neck injury is one showing sufficient instability to damage the spinal cord or requires surgical stabilisation. Such a definition of serious neck injury should be recorded in registers rather than restricting it to catastrophic injury involving spinal cord damage.…”

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Serious neck injuries in U19 rugby union players: an audit of admissions to spinal injury units in Great Britain and Ireland

Maclean

Hutchison

2011

Br J Sports Med

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U19 rugby players continue to sustain serious neck injuries necessitating admission to spinal injury units with a low but persistent frequency. The recent rate of admission in Scotland is disproportionately high when the respective estimated playing populations are considered. While more injuries were sustained in the tackle, spinal cord injury was significantly more common in neck injury sustained in the scrum (p<0.001). No register of catastrophic neck injuries exists despite repeated calls over the past three decades, and a study such as this has not been reported before. Data collection of this serious category of injury is incomplete and very variable across the home unions, as a consequence a large proportion of the serious neck injuries that have occurred in U19 players over the past 14 years have not been analysed. Rigorous data collection and analysis have to be established so that problem areas of the game such as scrum engagement and the tackle can be made safer.

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Serious neck injuries in U19 rugby union players: an audit of admissions to spinal injury units in Great Britain and Ireland

Maclean

Hutchison

2011

Br J Sports Med

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“…Scrum stability is an integral part of player safety, as an unstable scrum may expose front-row forwards to scenarios that are potentially dangerous (Williams & McKibbin, 1987 ). Greater vertical and lateral forces may be generated (Milburn & O’Shea, 1994 ) and greater excursion of range of motion (ROM) means players must make more postural adjustments and are thus themselves less stable (Cazzola, Preatoni, Stokes, England, & Trewartha, 2015 ).…”

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A kinematic analysis of the spine during rugby scrummaging on natural and synthetic turfs

Swaminathan

Williams

Jones

et al. 2015

Journal of Sports Sciences

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Artificial surfaces are now an established alternative to grass (natural) surfaces in rugby union. Little is known, however, about their potential to reduce injury. This study characterises the spinal kinematics of rugby union hookers during scrummaging on third-generation synthetic (3G) and natural pitches. The spine was sectioned into five segments, with inertial sensors providing three-dimensional kinematic data sampled at 40 Hz/sensor. Twenty-two adult, male community club and university-level hookers were recruited. An equal number were analysed whilst scrummaging on natural or synthetic turf. Players scrummaging on synthetic turf demonstrated less angular velocity in the lower thoracic spine for right and left lateral bending and right rotation. The general reduction in the range of motion and velocities, extrapolated over a prolonged playing career, may mean that the synthetic turf could result in fewer degenerative injuries. It should be noted, however, that this conclusion considers only the scrummaging scenario.

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Risks and injuries in rugby football

MacLeod¹

1993

The Soft Tissues

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Unstable cervical spine injuries in rugby—a 20-year review

Cited by 22 publications

References 4 publications

Serious neck injuries in U19 rugby union players: an audit of admissions to spinal injury units in Great Britain and Ireland

Serious neck injuries in U19 rugby union players: an audit of admissions to spinal injury units in Great Britain and Ireland

A kinematic analysis of the spine during rugby scrummaging on natural and synthetic turfs

Risks and injuries in rugby football

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