Nature and proportion of total injuries at the Stellenbosch Rugby Football Club : a comparison of the years 1973-1975 with 2003-2005

Simple item page
dc.contributor.authorPuren, M. S.
dc.contributor.authorBarnard, J. G.
dc.contributor.authorViviers, P. L.
dc.date.accessioned2013-09-06T08:54:13Z
dc.date.available2013-09-06T08:54:13Z
dc.date.issued2007
dc.descriptionThe original publication is available at http://www.sajsm.org.za/index.php/sajsm/indexen_ZA
dc.description.abstractObjective. The purpose of this study was to compare the nature and proportion of total injuries occurring at Stellenbosch Rugby Football Club in Stellenbosch, South Africa, between the years 1973 - 1975 and 2003 - 2005. Design. Retrospective, descriptive study. Main outcome measures. Injured rugby players from the Stellenbosch Rugby Football Club from the different time periods were included in the study. Results from the 1973 - 1975 time period were obtained from two previously published articles (Roy, 1974; Van Heerden, 1976), while data from the 2003 - 2005 time period were available through the Stellenbosch University Rugby Injury Database. Results. An increase in the proportion of head and facial injuries from 1973 - 1975 (21%) to 2003 - 2005 (42%) was found as well as a doubling in the proportion of concussions between the two time periods (12% - 23%). There was an overall decrease in total injuries between the two time periods. Conclusion. The findings highlight the high and increased proportion of head and facial injuries in the game of rugby at the Stellenbosch Rugby Football Club. This is a matter that should be further investigated.en_ZA
dc.description.versionPublishers' Versionen_ZA
dc.format.extentp. 125-128 : ill.
dc.identifier.citationPuren, M.S., Barnard, J.G. & Viviers, P.L. 2007. Nature and proportion of total injuries at the Stellenbosch Rugby Football Club: a comparison of the years 1973-1975 with 2003-2005. South African Journal of Sport Medicine, 19(5):125-128.en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn2078-516X (online)
dc.identifier.issn1015-5163 (print)
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/85405
dc.language.isoen_ZAen_ZA
dc.publisherHealth and Medical Publishing Group (HMPG)en_ZA
dc.rights.holderAuthors retain copyrighten_ZA
dc.subjectStellenbosch Rugby Football Cluben_ZA
dc.subjectRugby football injuries -- South Africa -- Stellenboschen_ZA
dc.titleNature and proportion of total injuries at the Stellenbosch Rugby Football Club : a comparison of the years 1973-1975 with 2003-2005en_ZA
dc.typeArticleen_ZA
Files
Original bundle
Now showing 1 - 1 of 1
Thumbnail Image
Name:
puren_nature_2007.pdf
Size:
387.63 KB
Format:
Adobe Portable Document Format
Description:
Publishers' Version
Download
License bundle
Now showing 1 - 1 of 1
Thumbnail Image
Name:
license.txt
Size:
1.95 KB
Format:
Item-specific license agreed upon to submission
Description:
Download
Collections
Research Articles (Exercise, Sport and Lifestyle Medicine)