The Incidence, Cost, and Burden of Concussion in Women's Rugby League and Rugby Union: A Systematic Review and Pooled Analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The extent of concussion injury in the rugby codes for women is unclear.

Objective

Our aim was to review all published studies reporting concussion injuries from match and training participation in rugby codes and report the pooled data estimates for rugby league and union concussion injury epidemiology.

Methods

We conducted a systematic literature analysis of concussion in rugby league and rugby union for published studies from January 1990 to July 2021. Data from 16 studies meeting the inclusion criteria were extracted for women's concussion injuries and were subsequently pooled. Costs from Accident Compensation Corporation (ACC) data were attributed to the results to provide cost estimates.

Results

The pooled analysis match injury incidence of wom

SUBMITTER: King DA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9325800 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature