Effectiveness of rugby headgear in preventing soft tissue injuries to the head: a case-control and video cohort study

摘要: Objective: To determine if headgear use by rugby players was associated with a reduced risk of head or facial laceration, abrasion, fracture. Methods: An emergency department based case-control study in South Wales, UK, cases being treated for superficial and injuries controls their matched opponents during the game. A review videos 41 games 1999 Rugby World Cup also carried out to compare study. Odds ratios (OR) 95% confidence intervals (95% CI) were used measure association between exposure (headgear wearing) outcome (head injuries). Results: In study, 164 pairs analysed, worn 12.8% 21.3% controls. Headgear substantial but non-significant reductions (OR = 0.43, CI 0.13 1.19) 0.57, 0.21 1.46) injuries. The video followed 547 over games, which there 47 bleeding head. significantly injury forwards 0.14, 0.01 0.99, p 0.02), not backs. There higher among forwards, this significant. Conclusions: combined results suggest that can prevent certain types at all levels game, evidence is strongest elite forwards. randomised controlled trial would be best way further.