ArticleMuscles, ligaments and tendons journal
The influence of playing surface on injury risk in italian elite rugby players.
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- Injuries in Elite Men's Rugby Union: An Updated (2012-2020) Meta-Analysis of 11,620 Match and Training Injuries.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2022Pooled it
- Injuries in Netball-A Systematic Review.Sports medicine - open · 2021Pooled it
- Contributors to negative biopsychosocial outcomes in rugby players (CoNBO): part 1 the systematic review.BMJ open sport & exercise medicine · 2026Article
- Epidemiology of rugby injuries: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMJ open sport & exercise medicine · 2026Article
- Prevalence, incidence and risk factors for rugby-related injuries: A survey of the Safari Sevens tournament.The South African journal of physiotherapy · 2024Article
- Strategies used by professional rugby union clubs to manage players for artificial turf exposure.South African journal of sports medicine · 2020Article
- Influence of the structural components of artificial turf systems on impact attenuation in amateur football players.Scientific reports · 2019Article
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Abstract
backgroundThere is a growing interest in the use of artificial turf surfaces in rugby. In particular, artificial surfaces may be an useful means of increasing participation in the sport by allowing greater usage of a given pitch, especially in regions where natural turf pitches are difficult to maintain.
methodsThe incidence of site, nature, cause, and severity of training and match injuries was prospectively recorded in two professional teams (one equipped with World Rugby certified third generation artificial turf and the other with natural grass over the 2014-2015 season).
resultsA total of 23,840 minutes of exposure was displayed for the whole sample, 1,440 minutes during matches and 22,400 during training sessions. We recorded 37 (48%) traumatic injuries and 39 (52%) overuse injuries. For traumatic injuries, we did not find significant differences in the overall risk injury between grass and artificial turf considering match exposure and training sessions. For overuse injuries, there were significant differences in the overall risk injury between grass and artificial turf considering match exposure (p=0.03) and training sessions (p=0.02).
conclusionIn elite Italian rugby players, artificial turf seems to be safe in regards to traumatic injury while it seems to be a risk factor for overuse injuries. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: II.
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