Table 3 Severity of neck injury as a factor of grouped player position
Severity | Back Row (3) | Front Row (3) | Inside Backs (2) | Outside Backs (3) | Scrum Halves (2) | Second Row (2) | Backs (7) | Forwards (8) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Minor | N = 17 | N = 22 | N = 4 | N = 2 | N = 8 | N = 8 | N = 14 | N = 47 |
| Â | 2.73 (CI: 1.59, 4.37) | 3.53 (CI: 2.21, 5.35) | 0.96 (CI: 0.26, 2.47) | 0.32 (CI: 0.04, 1.16) | 1.93 (CI: 0.83, 3.80) | 1.93 (CI: 0.83, 3.80) | 0.96 (CI: 0.53, 1.62) | 2.83 (CI: 2.08, 2.76) |
| Â | 70.8% | 64.7% | 66.7% | 66.7% | 88.9% | 66.7% | 77.8% | 67.1% |
Mild | N = 6 | N = 5 | N = 0 | N = 1 | N = 1 | N = 2 | N = 2 | N = 13 |
| Â | 0.96 (CI: 0.35, 2.10) | 0.80 (CI: 0.26, 1.87) | 0.00 | 0.16 (CI: 0.00, 0.89) | 0.16 (CI: 0.00, 0.89) | 0.48 (CI: 0.06, 1.74) | 0.14 (CI: 0.02, 0.50) | 0.78 (CI: 0.42, 1.34) |
| Â | 25.0% | 14.7% | 0.0% | 33.3% | 11.1% | 16.7% | 11.1% | 18.6% |
Moderate | N = 0 | N = 3 | N = 2 | N = 0 | N = 0 | N = 1 | N = 2 | N = 4 |
| Â | 0.00 | 0.48 (CI: 0.10, 1.41) | 0.48 (CI: 0.06, 1.74) | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.16 (CI: 0.00, 0.89) | 0.14 (CI: 0.02, 0.50) | 0.24 (CI: 0.07, 0.62) |
| Â | 0.0% | 8.8% | 33.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 8.3% | 11.1% | 5.7% |
Severe | N = 1 | N = 4 | N = 0 | N = 0 | N = 0 | N = 1 | N = 0 | N = 6 |
| Â | 0.16 (CI: 0.00, 0.89) | 0.62 (CI: 0.17, 1.64) | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.16 (CI: 0.00, 0.89) | 0.00 | 0.36 (CI: 0.13, 0.79) |
| Â | 4.2% | 11.7% | 0.0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 8.3% | 0.0% | 8.6% |