Table 3

Injury pattern by severity of injuries

Total1–3 Days4–7 Days8–28 Days>28 days
Injury location
 Head and neck77 (2)19 (2)23 (2)29 (2)6
 Neck/cervical spine2311 (1)831
 Shoulder/clavicula80 (2)12 (1)16 (1)30 (2)22 (3)
 Upper arm31200
 Elbow2431083
 Forearm51022
 Wrist81142
 Hand/finger/thumb3886168
 Sternum/ribs/upper back47 (1)916 (1)19 (1)3
 Abdomen313717 (1)4
 Lower back/pelvis237 (5)74 (8)78 (7)66 (4)19 (3)
 Hip/groin616 (14)119 (12)169 (15)256 (16)72 (10)
 Thigh1064 (23)184 (19)272 (23)469 (28)139 (20)
 Knee818 (18)183 (19)155 (13)268 (16)212 (30)
 Lower leg/Achilles tendon511 (11)116 (12)132 (11)178 (11)85 (12)
 Ankle625 (14)150 (15)185 (16)220 (13)70 (10)
 Foot/toe268 (6)75 (8)81 (7)63 (4)49 (7)
 Unknown82330
Injury type
 Fracture160 (4)7959 (4)85 (12)
 Other bone injury2651614 (2)
 Dislocation/subluxation50 (1)5424 (1)17 (2)
 Sprain/ligament injury828 (18)123 (13)197 (17)334 (20)174 (25)
 Meniscus/cartilage124 (3)3741 (2)73 (10)
 Muscle injury/strain1581 (35)212 (22)397 (34)765 (46)207 (30)
 Tendon injury327 (7)95 (10)71 (6)101 (6)60 (9)
 Haematoma/contusion744 (17)306 (32)282 (24)141 (9)15 (2)
 Abrasion73310
 Laceration3110 (1)11100
 Concussion34514 (1)141
 Nerve injury2973145
 Synovitis/effusion158 (4)55 (6)36 (3)55 (3)12 (2)
 Overuse complaints285 (6)110 (11)99 (9)59 (4)17 (2)
 Other type91 (2)23 (2)27 (2)24 (1)17 (2)
Total injuries448397111641651697
  • Values within brackets show percentage of total (values below 1% not shown).