Table 4

Location of injuries sustained during pre and in season periods

Location of injuryAll injuriesPreseason injuriesIn season injuries
*p<0.05 Different proportions between training and competition.
†Percentage totals may be subject to rounding errors associated with individual components.
Thigh1388 (23) 233 (23)1155 (23)
Knee1014 (17) 166 (16) 848 (17)
Ankle1011 (17) 171 (17) 840 (17)
Lower leg 753 (12) 153 (15)* 600 (12)
Groin 596 (10) 101 (10) 495 (10)
Neck/spine 352 (6) 65 (6) 287 (6)
Foot 302 (5) 53 (5) 249 (5)
Upper limb 153 (3) 22 (2) 131 (3)
Hip 135 (2) 20 (2) 115 (2)
Abdomen 90 (1) 14 (1) 76 (2)
Head 86 (1) 8 (1) 78 (2)
Chest 67 (1) 6 (1) 61 (1)
Toe 63 (1) 10 (1) 53 (1)
Other 15 (0) 3 (0) 12 (0)
Not specified 5 (0) 0 (0) 5 (0)
Total†6030 (100)1025 (100)5005 (101)