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Table 9 Injury type count as a factor of phase of play

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

Injury type

Ruck

Scrum

Tackle

NG1

N = 0

N = 0

N = 0

 

0.00

0.00

0.00

 

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

NJ1

N = 0

N = 0

N = 0

 

0.00

0.00

0.00

 

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

NL1

N = 3

N = 5

N = 4

 

0.10 (CI: 0.02, 0.28)

0.16 (CI: 0.05, 0.37)

0.13 (CI: 0.03, 0.33)

 

15.0%

22.7%

10.8%

NM1

N = 3

N = 4

N = 2

 

0.10 (CI: 0.02, 0.28)

0.13 (CI: 0.03, 0.33)

0.06 (CI: 0.01, 0.23)

 

15.0%

18.2%

5.4%

NN1

N = 0

N = 0

N = 2

 

0.00

0.00

0.06 (CI: 0.01, 0.23)

 

0.0%

0.0%

5.4%

NP1

N = 11

N = 9

N = 17

 

0.35 (CI: 0.18, 0.63)

0.29 (CI: 0.13, 0.55)

0.55 (CI: 0.32, 0.87)

 

55.0%

40.9%

45.9%

NZ1

N = 2

N = 3

N = 2

 

0.06 (CI: 0.01, 0.23)

0.10 (CI: 0.02, 0.28)

0.06 (CI: 0.01, 0.23)

 

10.0%

13.6%

5.4%

SN1

N = 1

N = 1

N = 10

 

0.03 (CI: 0.00, 0.18)

0.03 (CI: 0.00, 0.18)

0.32 (CI: 0.15, 0.59)

 

5.0%

4.5%

27.0%

  1. Injury type abbreviation
  2. NG1: Avulsion fracture (spinous process) of the cervical spine, NJ1: Whiplash/neck sprain, NL1: Neck ligament injury, NM1: Neck muscle strain, NN1: Cervical nerve root compression/stretch, NP1: Cervical facet joint pain, NZ1: Neck pain undiagnosed, SN1: Brachial plexus traction injury/stinger/burner
  3. Neck injury count
  4. Incidence/1000 player-hours (95% CI)
  5. Percent