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Table 8 Injury type incidence and severity

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

Severity

NG1

NJ1

NL1

NM1

NN1

NP1

NZ1

SN1

NP1 SN1

Minor

N = 0

N = 1

N = 7

N = 11

N = 1

N = 27

N = 8

N = 6

 
 

0.00

0.03 (CI: 0.00, 0.18)

0.22 (CI: 0.09, 0.46)

0.35 (CI: 0.18, 0.63)

0.03 (CI: 0.00, 0.18)

0.87 (CI: 0.57, 1.26)

0.26 (CI: 0.11, 0.51)

0.19 (CI: 0.07, 0.42)

 
 

0.0%

100.0%

58.3%

84.6%

50.0%

71.1%

88.9%

46.2%

 

Mild

N = 1

N = 0

N = 3

N = 1

N = 1

N = 6

N = 0

N = 3

 
 

0.03 (CI: 0.00, 0.18)

0.00

0.10 (CI: 0.02, 0.28)

0.03 (CI: 0.00, 0.18)

0.03 (CI: 0.00, 0.18)

0.19 (CI: 0.07, 0.42)

0.00

0.10 (CI: 0.02, 0.28)

 
 

100.0%

0.0%

25.0%

7.7%

50.0%

15.8%

0.0%

23.1%

 

Moderate

N = 0

N = 0

N = 1

N = 1

N = 0

N = 2

N = 1

N = 1

 
 

0.00

0.00

0.03 (CI: 0.00, 0.18)

0.03 (CI: 0.00, 0.18)

0.00

0.06 (CI: 0.01, 0.23)

0.03 (CI: 0.00, 0.18)

0.03 (CI: 0.00, 0.18)

 
 

0.0%

0.0%

8.3%

7.7%

0.0%

5.3%

11.1%

7.7%

 

Severe

N = 0

N = 0

N = 1

N = 0

N = 0

N = 3

N = 0

N = 2

 
 

0.00

0.00

0.03 (CI: 0.00, 0.18)

0.00

0.00

0.10 (CI: 0.02, 0.28)

0.00

0.06 (CI: 0.01, 0.23)

 
 

0.0%

0.0%

8.3%

0.0%

0.0%

7.9%

0.0%

13.4%

 

All

N = 1

N = 1

N = 12(1)

N = 13

N = 2(2)

N = 38(3)

N = 9

N = 13*(2)

N = 1*

 

0.03 (CI: 0.00, 0.18)

0.03 (CI: 0.00, 0.18)

0.38 (CI: 0.20, 0.67)

0.42 (CI: 0.22, 0.71)

0.06 (CI: 0.01, 0.23)

1.22 (CI: 0.86, 1.67)

0.28 (CI: 0.13, 0.55)

0.42 (CI: 0.22, 0.71)

0.03 (CI: 0.00, 0.18)

 

1.1%

1.1%

13.3%

13.3%

2.2%

42.2%

10.0%

14.4%

1.1%

  1. *Two injuries with unknown severity
  2. INJURY TYPE ABBREVIATION
  3. NG1: Avulsion fracture (spinous process) of the cervical spine, NJ1: Whiplash/neck sprain, NL1: Neck ligament injury, NM1: Neck muscle strain, NM1 (Contusion): Neck muscle contusion, NN1: Cervical nerve root compression/stretch, NP1: Cervical facet joint pain, NZ1: Neck pain undiagnosed, SN1: Brachial plexus traction injury/stinger/burner
  4. Neck injury count (recurrent neck injury count)
  5. Incidence/1000 player-hours (95% CI)
  6. Percent