Number of injuries (n=92) related to body part injured and injury severity, expressed as the estimated time of absence from full participation in training and match play
Body part injured | 0 days | 1–2 days | 3 days–4 weeks | >4 weeks | NA | Total (%) |
Face | 10 | 4 | – | – | – | 14 (15.1) |
Shoulder/clavicle | – | 1 | – | – | – | 1 (1.1) |
Forearm | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 (1.1) |
Elbow | 2 | – | – | – | 1 | 3 (3.2) |
Wrist | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 (1.1) |
Achilles tendon | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | 2 (2.2) |
Finger | 2 | – | – | – | 1 | 3 (3.2) |
Thumb | 3 | – | – | – | – | 3 (3.2) |
Head | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | 2 (2.2) |
Hip | – | 1 | – | – | – | 1 (1.1) |
Groin | – | 2 | 1 | – | – | 3 (3.2) |
Thigh | 7 | 4 | – | – | 1 | 12 (12.9) |
Knee | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 14 (15.1) |
Lower leg | – | 2 | – | – | 1 | 3 (3.2) |
Ankle | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 18 (19.4) |
Foot/toe | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 (1.1) |
Sternum/ribs | 2 | – | – | – | 1 | 3 (3.2) |
Lumbar spine/lower back | 4 | 1 | – | – | 1 | 6 (6.5) |
Abdomen | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 (1.1) |
Pelvis/sacrum/buttock | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 (1.1) |
Total (%) | 42 (45.2) | 24 (25.8) | 8 (8.6) | 3 (3.2) | 16 (17.2) | 93 (100) |
There were no injuries reported to the thoracic/upper back, neck/cervical spine, upper arm and hand.
NA, not available.