Examples of subsequent health problems in Para sports injury and illness epidemiology
| Index injury | Subsequent injury | |||
| Recurrent injury |
Local injury
(same location but different tissue type) | New injury (different location and tissue type) | ||
|
Re-injury
(same site and same type as the index injury, index injury was healed/fully recovered) |
Exacerbation
(same site and same type as the index injury, index injury not yet healed/fully recovered) | |||
| Rotator cuff tendinopathy in an athlete with spinal cord injury using a wheelchair for racing | Acute rotator cuff tear in this athlete | Recurrent rotator cuff tear | Acromioclavicular joint sprain in this athlete | Acute wrist sprain in this athlete |
| Index illness | Subsequent illness | |||
| Recurrent illness |
Local illness
(same organ system but different illness type) | New illness (different organ system and illness type) | ||
|
Repeated illness
(same organ system and same type as the index illness, index illness fully recovered) |
Exacerbation of illness
(same organ system and same type as the index illness, index illness not yet fully recovered) | |||
| Neurogenic bladder in an athlete with spinal cord injury | Urinary tract infection in this athlete | Pyelonephritis | Skin infection at the catheter site in this athlete | Upper respiratory tract infection in this athlete |