Frequency of dislocations, strains, and sprains sustained in competitive matches according to player status
| Injuries | Injury rates per 1000 playing hours | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player status | Site of injury | New + recurrent | Incidence (95% CI) | Period prevalence (95% CI) |
| *Excludes one injury episode where it was not known whether the injury was new or recurrent. | ||||
| International classification of disease (ICD) codings for each injury site can be obtained from the authors. | ||||
| 1997–98 season | ||||
| Professional | Neck | 1 + 1 | 1.00 (−0.96 to 2.95) | 1.99 (−0.77 to 4.76) |
| Shoulder | 1 + 3 | 1.00 (−0.96 to 2.95) | 3.99 (0.09 to 7.89) | |
| Upper limb | 2 + 0 | 1.99 (−0.77 to 4.76) | 1.99 (−0.77 to 4.76) | |
| Back | 0 + 1 | 0.00 — | 1.00 (−0.96 to 2.95) | |
| Hip and thigh | 4 + 6 | 3.99 (0.09 to 7.89) | 9.97 (3.82 to 16.12) | |
| Knee | 4 + 12 | 3.99 (0.09 to 7.89) | 15.96 (8.20 to 23.71) | |
| Ankle and foot | 4 + 5 | 3.99 (0.09 to 7.89) | 8.98 (3.14 to 14.81) | |
| All sites | 16 + 28 | 15.96 (8.20 to 23.71) | 43.88 (31.20 to 56.56) | |
| Senior club (amateur) | Neck | 24 + 8 | 1.07 (0.64 to 1.49) | 1.42 (0.93 to 1.92) |
| Shoulder | 35 + 23* | 1.56 (1.04 to 2.07) | 2.62 (1.96 to 3.29) | |
| Upper limb | 11 + 2 | 0.49 (0.20 to 0.78) | 0.58 (0.26 to 0.89) | |
| Back | 16 + 15 | 0.71 (0.36 to 1.06) | 1.38 (0.89 to 1.86) | |
| Hip and thigh | 35 + 33* | 1.56 (1.04 to 2.07) | 3.07 (2.35 to 3.79) | |
| Knee | 53 + 21 | 2.36 (1.72 to 2.99) | 3.29 (2.54 to 4.04) | |
| Ankle and foot | 30 + 15 | 1.33 (0.86 to 1.81) | 2.00 (1.42 to 2.59) | |
| All sites | 204 + 117 | 9.07 (7.83 to 10.31) | 14.37 (12.81 to 15.92) | |
| 1993–94 season | ||||
| Senior club (amateur) | Neck | 10 + 3 | 0.40 (0.15 to 0.64) | 0.52 (0.24 to 0.80) |
| Shoulder | 26 + 17 | 1.03 (0.63 to 1.43) | 1.70 (1.20 to 2.21) | |
| Upper limb | 13 + 1 | 0.52 (0.24 to 0.80) | 0.56 (0.26 to 0.85) | |
| Back | 19 + 7 | 0.75 (0.41 to 1.09) | 1.03 (0.63 to 1.43) | |
| Hip and thigh | 27 + 9 | 1.07 (0.67 to 1.47) | 1.43 (0.96 to 1.89) | |
| Knee | 45 + 14 | 1.78 (1.26 to 2.30) | 2.34 (1.74 to 2.94) | |
| Ankle and foot | 20 + 8 | 0.79 (0.45 to 1.14) | 1.11 (0.70 to 1.52) | |
| All sites | 160 + 59 | 6.34 (5.36 to 7.32) | 8.68 (7.54 to 9.83) | |