Location and type of injuries of water polo players during FINA World Championships13–15 and the Olympic Games16–19
| Injury types/location | Concussion | Fracture | Tendon/ligament rupture | (Sub-)luxation/sprain | Strain | Contusion | Laceration, skin lesion | Tendinosis, arthritis, bursitis, impingement or similar | Muscle spasm | Other |
| n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Head | 7 (1.9) | 5 (1.3) | 0 | 4 (1.1) | 0 | 30 (8.0) | 35 (9.3) | 2 (0.5) | 0 | 13 (3.5) |
| Neck | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 (1.1) | 5 (1.3) | 1 (0.3) | 1 (0.3) | 0 | 3 (0.8) | 2 (0.5) |
| Trunk | 0 | 1 (0.3) | 1 (0.3) | 8 (2.1) | 6 (1.6) | 18 (4.8) | 1 (0.3) | 2 (0.5) | 9 (2.4) | 2 (0.5) |
| Shoulder | 0 | 0 | 1 (0.3) | 13 (3.5) | 9 (2.4) | 5 (1.3) | 0 | 14 (3.7) | 0 | 0 |
| Upper/lower arm | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 (0.5) | 5 (1.3) | 3 (0.8) | 1 (0.3) | 0 | 0 |
| Elbow | 0 | 0 | 1 (0.3) | 13 (3.5) | 0 | 1 (0.3) | 0 | 7 (1.9) | 0 | 2 (0.5) |
| Wrist | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 (1.9) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hand/fingers | 0 | 9 (2.4) | 1 (0.3) | 26 (6.9) | 0 | 17 (4.5) | 4 (1.1) | 0 | 0 | 3 (0.8) |
| Hip/groin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 (0.5) | 8 (2.1) | 1 (0.3) | 1 (0.3) | 1 (0.3) | 2 (0.5) | 0 |
| Thigh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 (1.1) | 6 (1.6) | 0 | 1 (0.3) | 0 | 1 (0.3) |
| Knee | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 (0.5) | 0 | 3 (0.8) | 1 (0.3) | 5 (1.3) | 0 | 3 (0.8) |
| Lower leg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 (0.5) | 1 (0.3) | 2 (0.5) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ankle | 0 | 1 (0.3) | 0 | 3 (0.8) | 0 | 0 | 3 (0.8) | 1 (0.3) | 0 | 1 (0.3) |
| Foot/toe | 0 | 3 (0.8) | 0 | 3 (0.8) | 1 (0.3) | 3 (0.8) | 4 (1.1) | 0 | 1 (0.3) | 1 (0.3) |
FINA, Federation Internationale de Natation.