ArticleSports medicine - open2019
An Analysis of Knee Injuries in Rugby League: The Experience at the Newcastle Knights Professional Rugby League Team.
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- Sport-Specific Injury Mechanisms and Situational Patterns of ACL Injuries: A Comprehensive Systematic Review.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2025Pooled it
- The Effect of Exercise-Induced Muscle Damage on Lower Limb Side Cut Biomechanics and Task Achievement in Male and Female Team Sport Athletes.European journal of sport science · 2025Article
- Multidimensional profiling of rugby league players: A systematic scoping review and expert Delphi consensus.PloS one · 2025Article
- Between 2008 and 2022, Lower-Extremity Injuries Declined in Male Rugby Players, Whereas Noncontact Knee Injuries Showed No Decline in Female Rugby Players.Arthroscopy, sports medicine, and rehabilitation · 2024Article
- Arthroscopic Management of Complex Knee Pathologies in a 45-Year-Old Male: A Case Report.Cureus · 2024Article
- Incidence and Risk Factors for Acute Articular Cartilage Tears in Military and Other Occupational Settings: A Systematic Review.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Return-to-Play Times and Player Performance After Medial Collateral Ligament Injury in Elite-Level European Soccer Players.Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundEpidemiologic data in professional sport is becoming an increasingly valuable tool in identifying frequently occurring injuries and developing strategies to reduce their occurrence. Currently, there is a paucity of literature on the epidemiology of knee injuries in professional male rugby league players.
methodsWe retrospectively reviewed medical records from a single male professional rugby league team (Newcastle Knights), competing in Australia, and evaluated knee injuries and time to return to play.
resultsIn total, 89 knee injuries occurred, with an injury incidence of 616.7 injuries per 1000 players. The most frequently occurring knee injuries were medial collateral ligament (416.7 injuries per 1000 players) and chondral/meniscal injuries (416.7 injuries per 1000 players). For all injury types, being tackled was the most common mechanism of injury, and the median time to return to play was 1 day. Anterior cruciate ligament injuries accounted for the longest time to return to play (median 236.0 days).
conclusionMedial collateral ligament and chondral/meniscal injury types were the most frequent injuries; however, anterior cruciate ligament injuries accounted for the most time missed from sport despite being less common. Professional male rugby league players incur similar knee injury types compared to rugby union based upon our study and other similar studies.
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