Table 3

Examples of how to record subsequent injuries in football

Index injury
Diagnosis and injury date
Subsequent injury
Diagnosis and injury date
Subsequent injury to the same location?Same type/diagnosis as the index injury?Was the index injury healed/fully recovered?Classification
Biceps femoris muscle injury (right)
21 November 2022
Biceps femoris muscle injury (right)
18 December 2022
YesYesYesRecurrence: Re-injury
Biceps femoris muscle injury (right)
29 November 2022
YesYesNoRecurrence: Exacerbation
Semimembranosus muscle injury (right)
18 December 2022
YesNoN/ASubsequent local injury
Biceps femoris muscle injury (left)
18 December 2022
NoN/AN/ASubsequent new injury
  • N/A, not applicable.