Distribution and characteristics of the clinical entities of groin injuries (numbers do not add up to the total because some players have more than one entity)
Adductor | Abdominal | Iliopsoas | Unknown | Total | |
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Number of injuries (% of all entities found) | 30 (51) | 11 (19) | 18 (30) | 16 | 58 |
Incidence of injuries/1000 h training and match | 0.207 | 0.076 | 0.124 | 0.401 | |
Percentage of traumatic injuries | 39 | 56 | 35 | 39 | |
Percentage of overuse injuries | 61 | 44 | 65 | 61 | |
Percentage located on the dominant side | 63 | 64 | 63 | 68* | |
Median injury time (range) in days | 19 (2–208) | 58 (7–208) | 16 (1–208) | 16 (1–208) |
*p=0.047.