Injury Rates, Mechanisms, Risk Factors and Prevention Strategies in Youth Rugby Union: What's All the Ruck-Us About? A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.
Stephen W WestIsla Jordan ShillStuart BaileyReid A SyrydiukK Alix HaydenDebbie PalmerAmanda Marie BlackBrent E HagelKeith A StokesCarolyn A EmeryPublished in: Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) (2023)
A focus on high-quality risk factor and primary prevention evaluation should be considered in future studies. Targeting primary prevention and stakeholder education remain key strategies in the prevention, recognition and management of injuries and concussions in youth rugby.