Top-level n (%) | Elite n (%) | Amateur n (%) | p Value* | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Activity† | p=0.086 | p<0.001 | p=0.098 | |
Training | 789 (17.2) | 539 (27.4) | 11 (25.6) | <0.001 |
Match play | 826 (15.9) | 255 (21.1) | 29 (42.8) | <0.001 |
Location main† | p<0.001 | p=0.008 | p=0.313 | |
Head & neck | 7 (5.6) | 2 (5.7) | 0 | 0.942 |
Upper limbs | 41 (11.5) | 14 (15.4) | 0 | 0.569 |
Trunk/back | 104 (16.8) | 63 (24.9) | 1 (12.5) | 0.020 |
Lower limbs | 1463 (16.9) | 715 (25.5) | 39 (37.9) | <0.001 |
Location specific lower limbs† | p=0.004 | p<0.001 | p=0.717 | |
Hip/groin | 278 (17.1) | 222 (33.9) | 5 (41.7) | <0.001 |
Thigh | 482 (17.6) | 180 (24.2) | 5 (45.5) | <0.001 |
Knee | 289 (17.4) | 133 (22.5) | 14 (35.0) | <0.001 |
Lower leg/Achilles tendon | 189 (18.7) | 86 (26.2) | 8 (53.3) | <0.001 |
Ankle | 193 (14.7) | 73 (19.0) | 6 (28.6) | 0.037 |
Foot | 32 (10.4) | 21 (21.4) | 1 (25.0) | <0.001 |
Type‡† | p<0.001 | p<0.001 | p=0.031 | |
Fracture | 30 (7.4) | 8 (7.6) | 0 | 0.958 |
Other bone injury | 15 (18.8) | 14 (51.9) | 0 | 0.001 |
Dislocation/subluxation | 22 (14.2) | 11 (28.9) | 0 | 0.086 |
Sprain/ligament injury | 220 (11.1) | 82 (13.7) | 4 (14.3) | 0.209 |
Meniscus/cartilage injury | 82 (23.3) | 37 (28.5) | 0 | 0.243 |
Muscle rupture/strain/cramps | 690 (16.4) | 276 (24.4) | 15 (48.4) | <0.001 |
Tendon injury/rupture/tendinosis | 180 (21.8) | 107 (32.1) | 7 (43.8) | <0.001 |
Nerve injury | 8 (18.6) | 3 (42.9) | 0 | 0.151 |
Synovitis/effusion | 124 (32.7) | 39 (39.8) | 3 (37.5) | 0.412 |
Overuse unspecified | 176 (18.7) | 203 (31.4) | 11 (47.8) | <0.001 |
Other injury | 68 (17.4) | 14 (21.9) | 0 | 0.355 |
Onset† | p<0.001 | p<0.001 | p=0.014 | |
Overuse | 780 (21.1) | 503 (31.7) | 28 (45.2) | <0.001 |
Acute | 835 (13.8) | 291 (18.3) | 12 (23.1) | <0.001 |
Severity (days)† | p<0.001 | p=0.006 | p=0.090 | |
0–3 | 231 (15.6) | 238 (29.0) | 3 (17.6) | <0.001 |
4–7 | 310 (13.9) | 196 (23.0) | 12 (48.0) | <0.001 |
8–28 | 703 (17.0) | 239 (22.7) | 18 (41.9) | <0.001 |
>28 | 371 (19.3) | 121 (26.7) | 7 (24.1) | 0.002 |
Percentages show injury recurrence proportions within each injury category.
*p Values for overall comparison between column proportions (χ2 test).
†p Values for comparison within column proportions (χ2 test).
‡Contusions, lacerations, abrasions, concussions and dental injuries were not eligible for categorisation into recurrence or not,27 and were excluded from analyses.