TableĀ 4

Incidence of injury by each anatomical area (total number of injuries, number of athletes with an injury, proportion of athletes with an injury, injury incidence rates per athlete days)

Anatomical areaTotal number of injuriesNumber of athletes with an injuryProportion of athletes with an injuryInjury incidence rate number of injuries/1000 athlete days (95% CI)
All17413424.526.5 (22.7 to 30.8)
Upper Limb56478.68.5 (6.4 to 11.1)
Shoulder/arm/elbow42376.86.4 (4.6 to 8.6)
Wrist/hand/finger14122.22.1 (1.2 to 3.6)
Lower limb55499.08.4 (6.3 to 10.9)
Knee25234.23.8 (2.5 to 5.6)
Ankle/foot/toe12122.21.8 (0.9 to 3.2)
Lower leg761.11.1 (0.4 to 2.2)
Thigh/stump661.10.9 (0.3 to 2.0)
Hip/groin/pelvis550.90.8 (0.2 to 1.8)
Head/face/neck31264.84.7 (3.2 to 6.7)
Spine19183.32.9 (1.7 to 4.5)
Chest/trunk/abdomen761.11.1 (0.4 to 2.2)
Other550.90.8 (0.2 to 1.8)