Distribution of training injuries as a function of location and type of injury for male and female players on artificial turf and grass
| Artificial turf, % (95% CI) | Grass, % (95% CI) | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Head/neck | Upper limb | Trunk | Lower limb | All | Head/neck | Upper limb | Trunk | Lower limb | All | |
| Male players | ||||||||||
| Fracture/bone stress | 0.0 (–) | 1.6 (0 to 3.4) | 0.0 (–) | 1.6 (0 to 3.4) | 3.2 (0.7 to 5.7) | 0.8 (0.1 to 1.5) | 1.7 (0.7 to 2.8) | 0.0 (–) | 2.4 (1.2 to 3.6) | 4.9 (3.2 to 6.6) |
| Joint (non-bone)/ligament/ | 0.0 (–) | 3.2 (0.7 to 5.7) | 2.6 (0.4 to 4.9) | 33.3 (26.6 to 40.1) | 39.2 (32.2 to 46.1) | 0.0 (–) | 4.1 (2.6 to 5.7) | 1.1 (0.3 to 1.9) | 27.5 (24.0 to 31.0) | 32.8 (29.1 to 36.4) |
| cartilage | ||||||||||
| Muscle/tendon | 1.1 (0 to 2.5) | 0.0 (–) | 12.7 (8.0 to 17.4) | 23.8 (17.7 to 29.9) | 37.6 (30.7 to 44.5) | 0.2 (0 to 0.5) | 0.8 (0.1 to 1.5) | 14.6 (11.9 to 17.4) | 22.9 (19.6 to 26.2) | 38.5 (34.7 to 42.3) |
| Contusion | 1.1 (0.3 to 1.9) | 0.0 (–) | 0.5 (0 to 1.6) | 14.3 (9.3 to 19.3) | 15.9 (10.7 to 21.1) | 1.1 (0.3 to 1.9) | 0.8 (0.1 to 1.5) | 2.1 (1.0 to 3.2) | 13.5 (10.8 to 16.2) | 17.5 (14.5 to 20.5) |
| Laceration/skin lesion | 0.5 (0 to 1.6) | 0.0 (–) | 0.0 (–) | 0.0 (–) | 0.5 (0 to 1.6) | 1.1 (0.3 to 1.9) | 0.0 (–) | 0.0 (–) | 0.2 (0 to 0.5) | 1.3 (0.4 to 2.1) |
| Central/peripheral nervous | 2.1 (0.1 to 4.2) | 0.0 (–) | 0.0 (–) | 0.0 (–) | 2.1 (0.1 to 4.2) | 3.7 (2.1 to 4.9) | 0.0 (–) | 0.0 (–) | 0.2 (0 to 0.5) | 3.7 (2.2 to 5.1) |
| system | ||||||||||
| All | 5.8 (2.5 to 9.2) | 4.8 (1.7 to 7.8) | 16.4 (11.1 to 21.7) | 73.0 (66.7 to 79.3) | 100 | 7.5 (4.9 to 8.8) | 6.3 (5.4 to 9.5) | 18.9 (15.9 to 22.0) | 66.8 (63.1 to 70.5) | 100 |
| Female players | ||||||||||
| Fracture/bone stress | 0.0 (–) | 0.8 (0 to 2.4) | 0.0 (–) | 4.1 (0.6 to 7.6) | 4.9 (1.1 to 8.8) | 0.2 (0 to 0.5) | 1.2 (0.4 to 2.1) | 0.8 (0.1 to 1.4) | 2.8 (1.5 to 4.0) | 4.9 (3.2 to 6.6) |
| Joint (non bone)/ligament/ | 0.0 (–) | 2.5 (0 to 5.2) | 2.5 (0 to 5.2) | 24.6 (16.9 to 32.2) | 29.5 (21.4 to 37.6) | 0.0 (–) | 2.1 (1.0 to 3.3) | 1.8 (0.8 to 2.9) | 31.9 (28.3 to 35.5) | 35.9 (32.2 to 39.6) |
| cartilage | ||||||||||
| Muscle/tendon | 0.0 (–) | 0.8 (0 to 2.4) | 8.2 (3.3 to 13.1) | 31.1 (22.9 to 39.4) | 40.2 (31.5 to 48.9) | 0.0 (–) | 0.6 (0 to 1.2) | 12.7 (10.2 to 15.3) | 30.1 (26.5 to 33.6) | 43.4 (39.6 to 47.2) |
| Contusion | 3.3 (0.1 to 6.4) | 0.8 (0 to 2.4) | 0.0 (–) | 6.6 (2.2 to 10.9) | 10.7 (5.2 to 16.1) | 0.6 (0 to 1.2) | 1.1 (0.3 to 1.9) | 0.6 (0 to 1.2) | 5.8 (4.0 to 7.6) | 8.1 (6.0 to 10.2) |
| Laceration/skin lesion | 0.0 (–) | 0.0 (–) | 0.0 (–) | 1.6 (0 to 3.9) | 1.6 (0 to 3.9) | 0.3 (0 to 0.7) | 0.0 (–) | 0.0 (–) | 0.5 (0 to 1.0) | 0.8 (0.1 to 1.4) |
| Central/peripheral nervous | 8.2 (3.3 to 13.1) | 0.0 (–) | 0.0 (–) | 1.6 (0 to 3.9) | 9.8 (4.6 to 15.1) | 4.8 (3.1 to 6.4) | 0.0 (–) | 0.0 (–) | 0.0 (–) | 4.8 (3.1 to 6.4) |
| system | ||||||||||
| All | 12.3 (6.5 to 18.1) | 4.9 (1.1 to 8.8) | 11.5 (5.8 to 17.1) | 71.3 (63.3 to 79.3) | 100 | 6.3 (4.4 to 8.2) | 5.1 (3.4 to 6.7) | 16.7 (13.9 to 19.6) | 71.9 (68.5 to 75.4) | 100 |