Declining Incidence of Catastrophic Cervical Spine Injuries in French Rugby: 1996-2006

Purpose To investigate the incidence and the risk factors of catastrophic cervical spine injuries in French rugby. Study Design Descriptive epidemiology study. Methods The patients included had cervical spine injuries causing neurological disorder classified from the ASIA scale, grade A to D. A retr...

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Published in:The American journal of sports medicine 2009-02, Vol.37 (2), p.319-323
Main Authors: Bohu, Yoann, Julia, Marc, Bagate, Christian, Peyrin, Jean-Claude, Colonna, Jean-Pierre, Thoreux, Patricia, Pascal-Moussellard, Hugues
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Athletic Injuries - complications
Athletic Injuries - epidemiology
Athletic Injuries - prevention & control
Biological and medical sciences
Cervical Vertebrae - injuries
Diseases of the osteoarticular system
Football - injuries
France - epidemiology
Humans
Incidence
Medical sciences
Nervous System Diseases - epidemiology
Nervous System Diseases - etiology
Retrospective Studies
Risk Factors
Rugby
Spinal cord injuries
Spinal Injuries - complications
Spinal Injuries - epidemiology
Spinal Injuries - prevention & control
Sports injuries
Sports medicine
Young Adult
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Summary:Purpose To investigate the incidence and the risk factors of catastrophic cervical spine injuries in French rugby. Study Design Descriptive epidemiology study. Methods The patients included had cervical spine injuries causing neurological disorder classified from the ASIA scale, grade A to D. A retrospective review of all cases that occurred between the 1996-1997 and the 2005-2006 seasons was made. Circumstances of the injuries and of the clinical outcome were collected by interview. Results There were 37 cases of catastrophic cervical spine injuries in French rugby for the last 10 years. The incidence of the cervical spine injuries decreased during this period. The rates of injury were 2.1 per 100 000 players per year during the 1996-1997 season and 1.4 during the 2005-2006 season (P
ISSN:0363-5465
1552-3365
DOI:10.1177/0363546508325926