Number of injuries | Match | Training* | Total | ||
FINA WCh | OG | FINA WCh | OG | ||
n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Location | |||||
Head | 48 (27.7) | 34 (36.6) | 4 (5.9) | 5 (27.8) | 97 (25.6) |
Neck | 13 (7.5) | 0 | 2 (2.9) | 1 (5.6) | 16 (4.2) |
Shoulder | 19 (11.0) | 6 (6.5) | 15 (22.1) | 1 (5.6) | 43 (11.3) |
Upper or lower arm | 5 (2.9) | 3 (3.2) | 3 (4.4) | 0 | 11 (2.9) |
Elbow | 12 (6.9) | 3 (3.2) | 6 (8.8) | 4 (22.2%) | 25 (6.6) |
Wrist | 4 (2.3) | 1 (1.1) | 2 (2.9) | 0 | 7 (1.8) |
Hand/finger | 22 (12.7) | 21 (22.6) | 14 (20.6) | 1 (5.6%) | 61 (16.1) |
Trunk | 15 (8.7) | 12 (2.9) | 12 (17.6) | 1 (5.6%) | 48 (12.7) |
Hip/groin | 8 (4.6) | 2 (2.2) | 4 (5.9) | 0 | 15 (4.0) |
Thigh | 4 (2.3) | 5 (5.4) | 0 | 0 | 12 (3.2) |
Knee | 5 (2.9) | 1 (1.1) | 2 (2.9) | 5 (27.8) | 14 (3.7) |
Lower leg/Achilles tendon | 2 (1.2) | 1 (1.1) | 1 (1.5) | 0 | 5 (1.3) |
Ankle | 6 (3.5) | 1 (1.1) | 1 1.5) | 0 | 9 (2.4) |
Foot, toe | 10 (5.8) | 3 (3.2) | 2 (2.%) | 0 | 16 (4.2) |
Type | |||||
Concussion | 5 (2.9) | 1 (1.1) | 0 | 1 (5.9) | 7 (1.9) |
Fracture | 8 (4.6) | 5 (5.4) | 6 (9.1) | 0 | 19 (5.1) |
Tendon/ligament rupture | 2 (1.2) | 1 (1.1) | 0 | 0 | 4 (1.1) |
(Sub-)luxation/sprain | 39 (22.5) | 22 (23.9) | 18 (27.3) | 3 (27.6) | 85 (22.7) |
Strain | 14 (8.1) | 5 (5.4) | 12 (18.2) | 1 (5.9) | 37 (9.9) |
Contusion | 42 (24.3) | 32 (34.8) | 7 (10.6) | 3 (17.6) | 91 (24.3) |
Laceration, skin lesion | 27 (15.6) | 20 (21.7) | 4 (6.1) | 2 (11.8) | 55 (14.7) |
Tendinosis, arthritis, bursitis, impingement or similar | 13 (7.5) | 1 (1.1) | 14 (21.2) | 5 (29.4) | 34 (9.1) |
Muscle spasm | 10 (5.8) | 0 | 3 (4.5) | 0 | 15 (4.0) |
Others | 13 (7.5) | 5 (5.4) | 2 (3.0) | 2 (11.8) | 28 (7.5) |
Mechanism | |||||
Overuse | 20 (12.0) | 4 (4.3) | 25 (38.5) | 7 (41.2) | 60 (16.4) |
Non-contact trauma | 5 (3.0) | 7 (7.5) | 8 (12.3) | 0 | 21 (5.8) |
Contact with player | 109 (65.7) | 72 (77.4) | 11 (16.9) | 6 (35.3) | 208 (57.0) |
Contact with object | 21 (12.7) | 9 (9.7) | 12 (18.5) | 4 (23.5) | 50 (13.7) |
Recurrent injury | 5 (3.0) | 0 | 4 (6.2) | 0 | 10 (2.7) |
Others | 6 (3.6) | 1 (1.1) | 0 | 0 | 16 (4.4) |
Time-loss (in days) | |||||
0 | 122 (79.2) | 54 (58.7) | 50 (84.7) | 14 (77.8) | 255 (74.6) |
1–7 | 25 (16.2) | 31 (33.7) | 9 (15.3) | 3 (16.7) | 72 (21.1) |
8–20 | 4 (2.6) | 1 (1.1) | 0 | 0 | 5 (1.5) |
21–29 | 2 (1.3) | 1 (1.1) | 0 | 0 | 3 (0.9) |
≥30 | 1 (0.6) | 5 (5.4) | 0 | 1 (5.6%) | 7 (2.0) |
*At the OG 2004 just in-competition injuries were reported.
FINA , Federation Internationale de Natation.