Table 2

Number and diagnosis of all (time loss) injuries in the championship and in the five disciplines

Number of all (time loss) injuries
Water poloSynchronised swimmingDivingOpen water swimmingSwimmingTotalLocation and diagnosis
9 (2)1 (0)01 (*)5 (1)16 (3)Head/face
1 (1)1 (1)2 (2) Concussion
2 (0)2 (0) Sprain
1 (0)1 (0)1 (*)1 (0)4 (0*) Contusion
4 (1)4 (1) Skin lesion
1 (0)3 (0)4 (0) Others
2 (0)2 (0)3 (0)03 (1)10 (1)Cervical spine/neck
3 (0)2 (0)5 (0) Sprain/strain
2 (0)1 (1)3 (1) Muscle cramps
2 (0)2 (0) Others
5 (0)05 (0)05 (2)15 (2)Lumbar spine/low back
223 (0)7 (0) Sprain/strain
336 (0) Muscle cramps
2 (2)2 (2) Enthesopathy/fasciitis
4 (1)2 (0)002 (0)8 (1)Other trunk
4 (1)4 (1) Thoracic spine
2 (0)1 (0)3 (0) Sternum/ribs/chest muscles
1 (0)1 (0) Abdomen
6 (0*)4 (0)03 (1*)9 (3)22 (4*)Shoulder
1 (0)1 (1)2 (1) Dislocation
2 (0)1 (0)3 (0) Sprain
1 (*)1 (1)1 (1)3 (2*) Strain
2 (0)2 (0)4 (0) Contusion
1 (0)1 (*)2 (1)4 (1) Tendinosis
1 (0)1 (0)2 (0) Inflammation, bursitis
1 (0)1 (0)2 (0) Impingement
1 (0)1 (*)2 (0) Others
8 (0)1 (0)3 (0)2 (0*)014 (0*)Arm/elbow
3 (0)3 (0) Sprain
2 (0)2 (0) Strain
2 (0)1 (0)3 (0) Contusion
1 (0)1 (0)2 (0) Tendinosis
2 (0)1 (0)1 (*)4 (0*) Others
6 (2)1 (0)5 (0)09 (1)21 (3)Wrist/hand
1 (1)1 (1)2 (2) Fracture
1 (1)1 (1) Tendon rupture
3 (0)3 (0)1 (0)7 (0) Sprain
2 (0)2 (0) Contusion
1 (0)1 (0)2 (0)5 (0)9 (0) Skin lesion
3 (0)2 (0)005 (1)10 (1)Hip/groin
1 (0)2 (0)3 (1)6 (1) Strain (hip/groin)
1 (0)2 (0)3 (0) Tendinopathy (hip)
1 (0)1 (0) Impingement (hip)
1 (0)5 (0)2 (0)01 (0)9 (0)Thigh/lower leg
4 (0)1 (0)5 (0) Strain
1 (0)1 (0)2 (0) Contusion
1 (0)1 (0) Skin lesion
1 (0)1 (0) Cramps
1 (0)2 (0)4 (1)03 (2)10 (3)Knee
1 (1)1 (1) Subluxation
2 (0)1 (0)3 (0) Sprain
1 (0)1 (0)2 (0) Contusion
1 (1)1 (1) Tendinosis
1 (0)1 (0)2 (0) Skin lesion
1 (1)1 (1) Osgood-Schlatter
2 (0)4 (1)9 (0)01 (1)16 (2)Ankle/foot
1 (1)1 (0)2 (1) Fracture
2 (0)1 (1)3 (1) Sprain (ankle)
1 (0)2 (0)2 (0)5 (0) Sprain/strains (foot)
1 (0)1 (0)1 (0)2 (0) Contusion
3 (0)4 (0) Skin lesion
02 (0)2 (1)4 (0)5 (0)13 (1)Multiple
1 (0)1 (0) Eye bruise+shoulder-subluxation
1 (0)1 (0) Eye contusion+hand-sprain
1 (0)1 (0) Cervical+thorasic spine-sprain
1 (0)1 (0) Cervical spine, shoulder/arm-strain
1 (0)1 (0) Neck+upper back-tight muscles
1 (1)1 (1) Thoracic spine, sternum/ribs-
2 (0)2 (0)subluxation
1 (0)1 (0) Thoracic+lumbar spine-muscle
1 (0)1 (0)spasm
2 (0)2 (0) Thigh+lower leg-skin lesion
1 (0)1 (0) Head+shoulder-skin lesion
 Head+arm/hand-skin lesion
 Multiple-skin lesion
01 (0)05 (0)*06 (0)*Missing information
  • * Information on time-loss is missing in at least one injury;

  • Information on sport is missing in one case.