Table 3

Number (%) and diagnosis of all injuries and time-loss injuries in male and female athletes

InjuriesTime-loss injuries
Total% of injuriesMale% of injuriesFemale% of injuriesTotal%Male%Female%
All (injury events)2481001461001001001191007210046100
Head-neck (1–3)31.221.411.010.811.400.0
 Concussion00.00.00.00.00.00.0
 Strain20.810.711.010.811.40.0
 Contusion10.410.70.00.00.00.0
Trunk (4–8)3413.72013.71313.01411.8912.548.7
 Sprain41.610.733.021.711.412.2
 Strain62.442.722.00.00.00.0
 Contusion20.821.40.021.722.80.0
 Arthritis31.210.722.00.00.00.0
 Impingement10.410.70.00.00.00.0
 Laceration10.40.011.00.00.00.0
 Nerve injury10.410.70.010.811.40.0
 Muscle cramps*145.685.555.097.656.936.5
 Others20.821.40.00.00.00.0
Upper extremity (11–18)249.6128.21212.097.656.948.7
 Fracture10.40.011.010.80.012.2
 Other bone injury10.410.70.010.811.40.0
 Dislocation10.410.70.00.00.00.0
 Sprain104.064.144.043.434.212.2
 Strain20.810.711.010.811.40.0
 Contusion31.210.722.010.80.012.2
 Tendinosis10.40.011.00.00.00.0
 Laceration52.021.433.010.80.012.2
Hip (21)41.621.422.021.711.412.2
 Strain20.80.022.010.80.012.2
 Tendinosis10.410.70.010.811.40.0
 Laceration10.410.70.00.00.00.0
 Groin (22)124.8106.822.097.6912.500.0
 Strain93.685.511.075.979.70.0
 Tendinosis20.821.40.021.722.80.0
 Fasciitis10.40.011.00.00.00.0
Thigh (23)6726.94832.91919.02722.71825.0919.6
 Sprain62.432.133.00.00.00.0
 Strain4116.53221.999.01815.11419.448.7
 Tendinosis10.40.011.010.80.012.2
 Laceration31.221.411.00.00.00.0
 Muscle cramps156.0117.544.075.945.636.5
 Others10.40.011.010.80.012.2
Knee (24)2911.6149.61515.086.757.036.5
 Tendon rupture10.410.70.010.811.40.0
 Sprain124.864.166.021.722.80.0
 Lesion of meniscus or cartilage20.821.40.00.00.00.0
 Strain10.410.70.010.811.40.0
 Contusion41.610.733.021.711.412.2
 Tendinosis31.210.722.00.00.00.0
 Arthritis10.40.011.010.80.012.2
 Laceration20.80.022.00.00.00.0
 Muscle cramps20.821.40.00.00.00.0
 Others10.40.011.010.80.012.2
Lower leg (25)3012.01711.61313.01916.01013.9919.6
 Stress fracture10.40.011.010.80.012.2
 Sprain10.40.011.010.80.012.2
 Strain114.464.155.075.956.924.3
 Contusion20.821.40.00.00.00.0
 Sprain41.632.111.032.534.20.0
 Strain10.40.011.010.80.012.2
 Tendinosis31.210.722.010.80.012.2
 Laceration*20.80.00.00.00.00.0
 Muscle cramps10.410.70.010.811.40.0
Ankle (27)187.285.51010.01411.856.9919.6
 Sprain156.064.299.01210.145.6817.4
 Strain10.40.011.010.80.012.2
 Contusion10.410.70.00.00.00.0
 Muscle cramps10.410.70.010.811.40.0
Foot (28)156.074.888.097.645.6510.9
 Fracture10.40.011.00.00.00.0
 Stress fracture10.40.011.00.00.00.0
 Sprain10.40.011.010.80.012.2
 Contusion52.032.122.043.422.824.3
 Tendinosis10.40.011.010.80.012.2
 Fasciitis10.410.70.00.00.00.0
 Laceration31.221.411.010.811.40.0
 Muscle cramps10.410.70.010.811.40.0
 Other10.40.011.010.80.012.2
NA20.810.711.010.811.400.0
 Sprain10.410.70.00.00.00.0
 Strain10.40.011.00.00.00.0
 Muscle cramps10.410.70.010.811.40.0
  • * Information on gender is missing for two injuries and for one time-loss injury; and on location is missing for two injuries.

  • Information on time-loss is missing for 36 injuries, for one time-loss injury the time of absence in sport was not reported