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A Five-Year Review of Tag Rugby Hand Injuries.

C W Joyce¹, J F C Woods², S Murphy³

¹Department of Plastic Surgery and Hand Surgery, Cork University Hospital, Cork, Ireland.

|August 25, 2016

Summary

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Tag rugby causes surprising hand injuries, with fractures and mallet injuries being common. Further safety improvements and player education are needed for this fast-growing sport.

Keywords:

Hand injury Rugby Tag rugby

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Trauma Surgery

Background:

Tag rugby is a rapidly growing, soft-contact sport in Ireland.
It involves removing Velcro tags instead of tackling, mimicking rugby league.
Despite its nature, tag rugby is associated with significant hand injuries.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate tag rugby-related hand injuries over a five-year period.
To analyze injury types, demographics, and outcomes in a large cohort.
To identify areas for improved safety in tag rugby.

Main Methods:

Retrospective analysis of 228 tag rugby hand injuries.
Data collected from three tertiary referral hospitals in Ireland (2010-2015).
Patient demographics, injury types, surgical intervention, and work absence were recorded.

Main Results:

228 patients (138 male, 90 female) with hand injuries from tag rugby.
Over 40% of patients required surgery; fractures (124) and mallet injuries (53) were most common.
Eighty percent of injuries occurred during tackles, with an average of 9.1 days missed from work.

Conclusions:

Tag rugby, despite being soft-contact, leads to a high incidence of hand injuries.
Further safety enhancements and player education are crucial.
Prompt medical attention and potentially modified equipment could reduce injury rates.