Distribution of diagnoses, by event type, in National Collegiate Athletic Association men's and women's soccer, 2009/2010–2014/2015*
| Competition | Practice | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diagnosis | Injuries in sample, n (%) | Injury rate per 1000AE (95% CI) | Per cent NTL injuries†,‡ | Per cent severe injuries‡,§ | Injuries in sample, n (%) | Injury rate per 1000AE (95% CI) | Per cent NTL injuries†,‡ | Per cent severe injuries‡,‡ |
| Men’s soccer | ||||||||
| Sprain | 191 (26.3) | 4.61 (3.95 to 5.26) | 36.1 | 5.8 | 185 (22.4) | 1.22 (1.05 to 1.40) | 44.3 | 5.9 |
| Strain | 161 (22.1) | 3.88 (3.28 to 4.48) | 42.9 | 6.2 | 281 (34) | 1.86 (1.64 to 2.08) | 46.6 | 4.3 |
| Contusion | 172 (23.7) | 4.15 (3.53 to 4.77) | 63.4 | 1.2 | 103 (12.5) | 0.68 (0.55 to 0.81) | 57.3 | 0.0 |
| Concussion | 39 (5.4) | 0.94 (0.65 to 1.24) | 2.6 | 10.3 | 26 (3.1) | 0.17 (0.11 to 0.24) | 0.0 | 3.8 |
| Fracture | 29 (4.0) | 0.70 (0.44 to 0.95) | 24.1 | 44.8 | 14 (1.7) | 0.09 (0.04 to 0.14) | 21.4 | 28.6 |
| Dislocation | 9 (1.2) | 0.22 (0.08 to 0.36) | 55.6 | 11.1 | 9 (1.1) | 0.06 (0.02 to 0.10) | 44.4 | 0.0 |
| Inflammation | 9 (1.2) | 0.22 (0.08 to 0.36) | 33.3 | 0.0 | 35 (4.2) | 0.23 (0.15 to 0.31) | 65.7 | 2.9 |
| Laceration | 25 (3.4) | 0.60 (0.37 to 0.84) | 52.0 | 0.0 | 6 (0.7) | 0.04 (0.01 to 0.07) | 33.3 | 0.0 |
| Spasm | 11 (1.5) | 0.27 (0.11 to 0.42) | 54.5 | 0.0 | 18 (2.2) | 0.12 (0.06 to 0.17) | 61.1 | 0.0 |
| Tendonitis | 6 (0.8) | 0.14 (0.03 to 0.26) | 100.0 | 0.0 | 31 (3.7) | 0.21 (0.13 to 0.28) | 74.2 | 0.0 |
| Other | 75 (10.3) | 1.81 (1.40 to 2.22) | 48.0 | 8.0 | 119 (14.4) | 0.79 (0.65 to 0.93) | 59.7 | 3.4 |
| Total | 727 (100.0) | 17.53 (16.26 to 18.81) | 44.6 | 6.5 | 827 (100.0) | 5.47 (5.10 to 5.85) | 49.5 | 4.0 |
| Women’s soccer | ||||||||
| Sprain | 328 (29.5) | 5.04 (4.49 to 5.58) | 33.2 | 24.1 | 247 (21.3) | 1.21 (1.06 to 1.36) | 34.8 | 14.2 |
| Strain | 168 (15.1) | 2.58 (2.19 to 2.97) | 47.6 | 7.7 | 377 (32.5) | 1.85 (1.66 to 2.03) | 44.6 | 2.4 |
| Contusion | 242 (21.8) | 3.72 (3.25 to 4.18) | 66.5 | 0.8 | 92 (7.9) | 0.45 (0.36 to 0.54) | 64.1 | 1.1 |
| Concussion | 119 (10.7) | 1.83 (1.50 to 2.16) | 4.2 | 6.7 | 41 (3.5) | 0.20 (0.14 to 0.26) | 9.8 | 7.3 |
| Fracture | 34 (3.1) | 0.52 (0.35 to 0.7) | 29.4 | 44.1 | 27 (2.3) | 0.13 (0.08 to 0.18) | 25.9 | 33.3 |
| Dislocation | 19 (1.7) | 0.29 (0.16 to 0.42) | 36.8 | 26.3 | 15 (1.3) | 0.07 (0.04 to 0.11) | 40.0 | 6.7 |
| Inflammation | 25 (2.3) | 0.38 (0.23 to 0.53) | 76.0 | 0.0 | 58 (5) | 0.28 (0.21 to 0.36) | 77.6 | 8.6 |
| Laceration | 18 (1.6) | 0.28 (0.15 to 0.40) | 72.2 | 5.6 | 0 | 0.00 | – | – |
| Spasm | 23 (2.1) | 0.35 (0.21 to 0.50) | 78.3 | 0.0 | 38 (3.3) | 0.19 (0.13 to 0.25) | 71.1 | 7.9 |
| Tendonitis | 16 (1.4) | 0.25 (0.13 to 0.37) | 93.8 | 0.0 | 49 (4.2) | 0.24 (0.17 to 0.31) | 85.7 | 2.0 |
| Other | 118 (10.6) | 1.81 (1.48 to 2.14) | 63.6 | 2.5 | 217 (18.7) | 1.06 (0.92 to 1.21) | 56.7 | 6.9 |
| Total | 1110 (100.0) | 17.04 (16.04 to 18.04) | 46.1 | 11.4 | 1161 (100.0) | 5.69 (5.36 to 6.02) | 48.8 | 7.1 |
*Data originate from the Datalys Center for Sports Injury Research and Prevention Injury Surveillance Program, 2009/2010–2014/2015.
†Includes injuries that resulted in participation restriction time <24 h.
‡Not computed for categories with counts >5.
§Includes injuries that resulted in participation restriction time over 28 days or the student-athlete prematurely ending their season. AE, athlete exposure; NTL, non-time loss.