Table 2

Hip/groin injury incidence and characteristics in European professional football

Season2001/22002/32003/42004/52005/62006/72007/8Total
No of injuries (%)79/658 (12%)72/454 (16%)78/486 (16%)54/384 (14%)103/745 (14%)134/924 (15%)108/832 (13%)628/4483 (14%)
No of injuries per club*7.2 (5.5)8.0 (3.6)7.1 (4.6)6.0 (2.6)6.1 (3.0)7.9 (5.5)7.7 (4.6)7.2 (4.3)
No of reinjuries (%)21 (27%)8 (11%)8 (10%)5 (9%)12 (12%)23 (17%)17(16%)94 (15%)
No of injured players (%)51 (19%)48 (22%)56 (21%)42 (19%)82 (20%)102 (22%)84 (21%)465 (21%)
Injury incidence†1.2 (0.7 to 1.6)1.2 (0.9 to 1.3)1.2 (0.9 to 1.4)0.9 (0.8 to 1.0)1.0 (0.9 to 1.1)1.2 (0.9 to 1.4)1.1 (0.8 to 1.4)1.1 (1.0 to 1.2)
    Training†0.8 (0.4 to 1.1)0.5 (0.2 to 0.7)0.7 (0.4 to 0.9)0.5 (0.2 to 0.7)0.5 (0.3 to 0.6)0.7 (0.5 to 0.9)0.7 (0.6 to 0.8)0.6 (0.5 to 0.7)
    Match play†3.0 (1.8 to 4.0)4.6 (3.5 to 5.7)3.9 (2.6 to 4.7)3.0 (2.3 to 3.6)3.8 (2.9 to 4.7)3.4 (2.1 to 4.7)3.1 (2.0 to 4.1)3.5 (3.1 to 4.0)
Absence/injury (days)*16 (30)21 (28)14 (11)15 (18)11 (12)15 (19)15 (18)15 (20)
  • *Values are mean (SD).

  • †Incidence expressed as injuries/1000 hours’ exposure. Values within parentheses are 95% CIs.