Category | Number with painkilling local injections used | Mean number of games using injection per injury | Number where injection was used while a game was in progress | Number with only topical painkiller used | Number with any local painkiller used |
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Rib injuries | 33 | 3.5 | 12 | 9 | 42 |
Iliac crest haematomas | 32 | 2.3 | 24 | 1 | 33 |
Acromioclavicular joint injuries | 27 | 5.7 | 14 | 1 | 28 |
Finger injuries (digits 2–5) | 25 | 2.4 | 9 | 0 | 25 |
Thumb injuries | 17 | 4.3 | 3 | 2 | 19 |
Ankle injuries | 21 | 2.0 | 6 | 2 | 23 |
Metacarpal injuries | 7 | 2.7 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
Sternum injuries | 6 | 2.7 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
Toe phalangeal injuries (digits 2–5) | 5 | 2.4 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
Prepatellar bursitis | 4 | 2.8 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
Other injuries | 44 | 2.0 | 11 | 28 | 72 |
All injuries | 221 | 3.3 | 86 | 47 | 268 |