Are we currently underestimating the risk of scrum-related neck injuries in rugby union front-row players?
UCT/MRC Research Unit for Exercise Science and Sports Medicine, Department of Human Biology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa Department of Public and Occupational Health, EMGO Institute for Health and Care Research, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
James C
JC
Brown
UCT/MRC Research Unit for Exercise Science and Sports Medicine, Department of Human Biology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa.
Mike I
MI
Lambert
UCT/MRC Research Unit for Exercise Science and Sports Medicine, Department of Human Biology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa.
Sharief
S
Hendricks
South African Rugby Union (SARU), Cape Town, South Africa.
Clint
C
Readhead
Department of Public and Occupational Health, EMGO Institute for Health and Care Research, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Evert
E
Verhagen
UCT/MRC Research Unit for Exercise Science and Sports Medicine, Department of Human Biology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa.
Nicholas
N
Burger
South African Rugby Union (SARU), Cape Town, South Africa.
Wayne
W
Viljoen
D005538:Football / Q000293:injuries*; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D019838:Neck Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology*; D018570:Risk Assessment / Q000379:methods; D012307:Risk Factors; D013019:South Africa / Q000453:epidemiology
Injury Prevention; Intervention effectiveness; Rugby