Total (n=1030) | 95% CI | |
---|---|---|
LL injuries | 703 (68.3) | 65.3 to 71.0 |
Pelvis and groin | 106 (10.3) | 8.6 to 12.3 |
Hip | 24 (2.3) | 1.6 to 3.4 |
Thigh | 236 (22.9) | 20.4 to 25.6 |
Knee | 123 (11.9) | 10.1 to 14.1 |
Shin | 30 (2.9) | 2.0 to 4.1 |
Calf | 52 (5.0) | 3.9 to 6.6 |
Ankle | 96 (9.3) | 7.7 to 11.3 |
Foot and toes | 36 (3.5) | 2.5 to 4.8 |
UL injuries | 191 (18.6) | 16.3 to 21.0 |
Shoulder and upper arm | 73 (7.1) | 5.7 to 8.8 |
Forearm | 11 (1.1) | 0.6 to 1.9 |
Elbow | 1 (0.1) | 0.0 to 0.05 |
Wrist | 15 (1.5) | 0.9 to 2.4 |
Hand and fingers | 71 (6.9) | 5.5 to 8.6 |
Thumb | 20 (1.9) | 1.3 to 3.0 |
Head and neck | 42 (4.1) | 3.0 to 5.5 |
Trunk and spine | 89 (8.6) | 7.1 to 10.5 |
Unspecified | 5 (0.4) | 0.2 to 1.2 |
Mechanism of injury | ||
Contact with another player | 398 (38.6) | 35.7 to 41.7 |
Sprinting | 252 (24.5) | 21.7 to 27.2 |
Landing | 141 (13.7) | 11.7 to 15.9 |
Turning | 73 (7.1) | 5.7 to 8.8 |
Kicking | 3 (0.3) | 0.1 to 0.9 |
Warm up | 9 (0.9) | 0.5 to 1.7 |
Other | 143 (13.9) | 11.9 to 16.1 |
Unspecified | 11 (1.1) | 0.6 to 1.9 |
Recurrent/new injury | ||
New injury | 832 (80.8) | 77.9 to 82.7 |
Recurrent injury | 180 (17.4) | 15.3 to 19.9 |
Early recurrent (<2 months) | 68 (8.2)* | 6.5 to 10.3* |
Late recurrent (2–12 months) | 49 (5.9)* | 4.5 to 7.8* |
Delayed recurrent (>12 months) | 33 (5.3)* | 4.0 to 7.1* |
Unspecified | 18 (1.8) | 1.1 to 2.7 |
Injury type | ||
Acute | 880 (85.4) | 83.2 to 87.5 |
Chronic | 41 (4.0) | 2.9 to 5.4 |
Overuse | 95 (9.2) | 7.6 to 11.1 |
Unspecified | 14 (1.4) | 0.8 to 2.3 |
*Recurrent injury not subclassified in 2007. Percentage and CI calculated from total injury 2008–2011 (n=826).