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Table 1 Incidence and severity of game and training neck injuries

From: Incidence, severity, aetiology and type of neck injury in men's amateur rugby union: a prospective cohort study

Severity

Game

Training

All

Minor

N = 51

N = 10

N = 61

 

3.96 (CI: 2.95, 5.21)

0.55 (CI: 0.26, 1.01)

1.96 (CI: 1.50, 2.52)

 

68.0%

76.9%

 

Mild

N = 13

N = 2

N = 15

 

1.01 (CI: 0.54, 1.73)

0.11 (CI: 0.01, 0.40)

0.48 (CI: 0.27, 0.79)

 

17.3%

15.4%

 

Moderate

N = 6

N = 0

N = 6

 

0.47 (CI: 0.17, 1.02)

0.00

0.19 (CI: 0.07, 0.42)

 

8.0%

0.0%

 

Severe

N = 5

N = 1

N = 6

 

0.39 (CI: 0.13, 0.91)

0.06 (CI: 0.00, 0.30)

0.19 (CI: 0.07, 0.42)

 

6.7%

7.7%

 
  1. Game incidence/1000 game player-hours (95% CI)
  2. Training incidence/1000 training player-hours (95% CI)
  3. All incidence/1000 player-hours (95% CI)