Injury prevalence by injury category
| Matches missed per club per season | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Injury category | Total | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 |
| A club is defined as 40 players and a season is defined as 22 matches. | |||||
| ACL, Anterior cruciate ligament; MCL, medial collateral ligament; PCL. posterior cruciate ligament. | |||||
| Head/neck | |||||
| Concussion | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.7 |
| Facial fractures | 2.2 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2.3 | 2.0 |
| Neck sprains | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 1.7 | 0.2 |
| Other head and neck injuries | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 1.0 |
| Shoulder/arm/elbow | |||||
| Shoulder sprains and dislocations | 5.2 | 5.1 | 5.9 | 5.6 | 4.0 |
| Acromioclavicular joint injuries | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 0.9 | 3.1 |
| Elbow sprains or joint injuries | 0.6 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
| Fractured clavicles | 1.8 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 3.0 |
| Other shoulder/arm/elbow injuries | 1.5 | 2.6 | 1.9 | 0.3 | 1.3 |
| Forearm/wrist/hand | |||||
| Forearm/wrist/hand fractures | 5.2 | 4.1 | 5.4 | 5.9 | 5.6 |
| Other forearm/wrist/hand injuries | 1.2 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 1.8 |
| Trunk/spine | |||||
| Rib injuries | 1.3 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 0.9 |
| Lumbar and thoracic spine injuries | 8.7 | 13.0 | 4.9 | 8.4 | 8.6 |
| Abdominal strain injuries | 1.5 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 2.4 |
| Other trunk/spine injuries | 1.1 | 2.7 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.5 |
| Hip/groin/thigh | |||||
| Groin strains | 11.9 | 17.4 | 13.2 | 9.4 | 7.4 |
| Hamstring strains | 21.2 | 20.8 | 20.7 | 21.1 | 22.2 |
| Quadriceps strains | 7.6 | 8.6 | 9.5 | 6.7 | 5.6 |
| Thigh hematomas | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 1.2 | 1.1 |
| Other groin/hip/thigh injuries | 2.3 | 2.6 | 1.1 | 3.5 | 2.1 |
| Knee | |||||
| MCL injuries | 3.6 | 3.3 | 4.3 | 3.3 | 3.5 |
| ACL injuries | 12.8 | 19.8 | 15.8 | 10.8 | 4.8 |
| PCL injuries | 2.9 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 5.2 | 2.3 |
| Knee cartilage injuries | 6.2 | 4.3 | 6.1 | 5.3 | 9.2 |
| Patellar instability | 0.8 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.7 |
| Patellar tendon injuries | 2.9 | 2.4 | 1.6 | 3.9 | 3.9 |
| Other knee injuries | 2.9 | 3.9 | 1.2 | 2.3 | 4.3 |
| Shin/ankle/foot | |||||
| Ankle sprains or joint injuries | 6.4 | 7.2 | 7.0 | 4.1 | 7.1 |
| Calf strains | 5.4 | 5.9 | 6.4 | 3.4 | 5.7 |
| Leg and foot fractures | 5.3 | 2.6 | 5.4 | 8.8 | 4.5 |
| Leg and foot stress fractures | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.0 | 6.7 | 3.8 |
| Achilles tendon injuries | 1.4 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.6 |
| Other leg/foot/ankle injuries | 4.5 | 6.5 | 5.0 | 2.9 | 3.8 |
| Medical illness | 3.5 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 2.8 |
| All injuries | 142.3 | 159.3 | 141.9 | 135.9 | 131.6 |