Hughes, A.C. orcid.org/0000-0001-7507-2496, Dixon, J., Driscoll, H.F. et al. (2 more authors) (2022) Padded rugby clothing to prevent laceration and abrasion injuries from stud raking : a method of assessment. Sports Engineering, 25 (1). 3. ISSN 1369-7072
Abstract
Padded clothing (shoulder padding) is worn in Rugby Union to give players an opportunity to protect themselves. A performance specification for padded clothing has been set out by World Rugby™, with the intention that padded clothing only protects against lacerations and abrasions. Test protocols in this specification provide an assessment of the impact force attenuative properties of the material, this itself will not indicate what injuries they may have the potential to prevent or lessen the severity of. The current study has used previously established biomechanical parameters to develop a mechanical test procedure to assess the ability of padded clothing to prevent or lessen the severity of stud-induced laceration and abrasion injuries. A synthetic skin and soft tissue surrogate was developed and validated to mimic human anatomy. Without the addition of padded clothing, both wearing (abrasion) and tearing (laceration) of the synthetic tissue surrogate were seen. The addition of padded clothing saw no sign of stud-induced injury, even after six repeated trials of the same product, showing padded clothing can prevent or lessen the severity of lacerations and abrasions. The developed testing protocols could be used to assess the safety of any sports stud designs in relation to skin injury as well as the effectiveness of various protective clothing products across the sports industry.
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Keywords: | Mechanical testing; Rugby union; Stud impact; Injury; Padded clothing; Skin surrogate |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Engineering (Sheffield) > Department of Mechanical Engineering (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 23 Mar 2022 10:14 |
Last Modified: | 23 Mar 2022 10:14 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Springer Nature |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1007/s12283-022-00369-2 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:184999 |