Table 1

Descriptive and incidence data for injury classification for men, women and overall at the US Open tournament between 1994 and 2009

Women (n=515)Men (n=704)Overall (n=1219)
Total casesInjury rate per 1000 MEs95% CITotal casesInjury rate per 1000 MEs95% CITotal casesInjury rate per 1000 MEs95% CI
Average per year32.19±14.7340.6426.64 to 54.6444.00±7.5555.5639.14 to 71.9876.2±19.648.1037.31 to 58.89
Exposure
 Match44735.2732.00 to 38.5458045.7742.05 to 49.49102640.4838.00 to 42.96
 Training423.312.31 to 4.31886.945.49 to 8.451305.134.24 to 6.01
 Unknown262.051.26 to 2.84362.841.91 to 3.77632.491.88 to 3.10
Availability for match-play
 Yes43234.0930.88 to 37.3057945.6941.97, 49.41101139.8937.43 to 42.35
 No826.475.07 to 7.871249.798.07 to 11.512068.137.02 to 9.24
 Unknown10.08−0.07 to 0.2310.08−0.07 to 0.2320.08−0.03 to 0.19
Withdrawal from match-play
 Yes755.924.58 to 7.26886.945.49 to 8.451636.435.44 to 7.42
 No44034.7231.48 to 37.9661648.6144.77 to 52.45105641.6740.39 to 42.95
Retired from tournament
 Yes191.50083 to 2.17493.872.79 to 4.95682.682.04 to 3.32
 No49639.1435.70 to 42.5865551.6947.73 to 55.65115145.4242.79 to 48.04