Application of the subsequent injury categorisation model to the categorisation of injuries and their likely dependency, subsequent to an index injury in community Australian football players (n=282 players, 469 injuries)
| Subsequent injury characterised by body site and nature | New classification of subsequent injury in relation to index injury* (dependency category number) | Percentage of all injuries in PAFIX players with ≥2 injuries (n=456) coded to this category, allowing for different index injuries |
|---|---|---|
| No injury | None (1) | 0 |
| Exact same injury in terms of body site and nature | Acute onset which occurs after full recovery of index injury—related to index injury (2) | 3.6 |
| Acute onset exacerbation or reinjury before full recovery—related to index injury (3) | 8.9 | |
| Continual or sporadic experiences of pain or other physical discomfort—related to index injury (4)† | 0.6 | |
| Continual or sporadic experiences of pain or other physical discomfort—not related to index injury (5) | 0.4 | |
| Not related to index injury (6) | 0 | |
| Injury to same body site but different nature | Occurrence related to index injury (7) | 0.2 |
| Occurrence not related to index injury (8) | 7.4 | |
| Injury to different body part (irrespective of nature) | Occurrence related to index injury (9) | 2.6 |
| Occurrence not related to index injury (10) | 76.3 |
Shaded cells indicate instances where there is some statistical dependency (eg, relatedness) among injury types.
*This table includes categorisations against all index injuries (not just the first injury), when they could be identified.