Shoulder injuries in elite rugby union football matches: Epidemiology and mechanisms

Usman J 1 , McIntosh AS 2 , Quarrie K 3 , Targett S 4

Affiliations 

  • 1 Department of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Malaya, Malaysia
  • 2 Australian Centre for Research into Injury in Sport and its Prevention, Federation University Australia, Australia. Electronic address: as.mcintosh@bigpond.com
  • 3 New Zealand Rugby Union, New Zealand
  • 4 Aspetar Orthopaedic & Sports Medicine Hospital, Qatar
J Sci Med Sport, 2015 Sep;18(5):529-33.
PMID: 25156881 DOI: 10.1016/j.jsams.2014.07.020

Abstract

Shoulder injuries in rugby union football have been the focus of few in-depth studies, despite their frequency and severity. The study's objective was to describe the incidence, patterns and mechanisms of shoulder injuries in rugby.

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