Site of training injuries sustained by sub-elite rugby league players over three consecutive pre-season preparation periods
| Site of injury | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Rate | 95% CI | Number | Rate | 95% CI | Number | Rate | 95% CI | |
| Values are reported as rates per 1000 training hours. CI, confidence interval. | |||||||||
| *Significant differences (p<0.05) among 2001, 2002, and 2003 seasons. | |||||||||
| Head/neck | 4 | 2.8 | 0.1 to 5.5 | 6 | 5.1 | 1.0 to 9.3 | 6 | 4.1 | 0.8 to 7.3 |
| Face | 10 | 6.9 | 2.6 to 11.2 | 10 | 8.6 | 3.3 to 13.9 | 11 | 7.4 | 3.0 to 11.8 |
| Thorax/abdomen | 30 | 20.8 | 13.4 to 28.2* | 5 | 4.3 | 0.5 to 8.1 | 16 | 10.8 | 5.5 to 16.1 |
| Shoulder | 6 | 4.2 | 0.8 to 7.5 | 2 | 1.7 | 0 to 4.1 | 2 | 1.4 | 0.0 to 3.2 |
| Arm/hand | 10 | 6.9 | 2.6 to 11.2 | 9 | 7.7 | 2.7 to 12.8 | 16 | 10.8 | 5.5 to 16.1 |
| Thigh/calf | 78 | 54.1 | 42.1 to 66.1* | 38 | 32.6 | 22.2 to 43.0 | 26 | 17.6 | 10.8 to 24.3 |
| Knee | 25 | 17.3 | 10.5 to 24.1 | 14 | 12.0 | 5.7 to 18.3 | 17 | 11.5 | 6.0 to 17.0 |
| Ankle/foot | 62 | 43.0 | 32.3 to 53.7* | 23 | 19.7 | 11.7 to 27.8 | 20 | 13.5 | 7.6 to 19.5 |
| Other | 1 | 0.7 | 0.0 to 2.1 | 3 | 2.6 | 0.0 to 5.5 | 2 | 1.4 | 0.0 to 3.2 |