Injury characteristics (location, type, cause) stratified by sport
| Athletics (n=504) | Basketball (n=192) | Cycling (n=174) | Gymnastics (n=170) | Handball (n=241) | Judo (n=311) | Swimming (n=362) | Tennis (n=126) | Volleyball (n=192) | All (n=2272) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of injuries | 44 | 29 | 22 | 12 | 29 | 39 | 9 | 19 | 4 | 207 |
| Injury location | ||||||||||
| Face (including eye, ear, nose) | – | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | – | – | – | 19 |
| Head | – | 2 | 1 | – | 3 | – | – | – | – | 6 |
| Neck/cervical spine | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 2 |
| Thoracic spine/upper back | 3 | – | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 6 |
| Sternum/ribs | – | 2 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | 4 |
| Lumbar spine/lower back | 3 | – | – | – | – | 4 | 1 | – | 1 | 9 |
| Abdomen | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | – | 3 |
| Pelvis/sacrum/buttock | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 |
| Shoulder/clavicle | 3 | 1 | 4 | – | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | – | 17 |
| Upper arm | – | 1 | 2 | – | – | – | 1 | 2 | – | 6 |
| Elbow | 1 | 2 | 1 | – | – | 3 | 2 | 1 | – | 10 |
| Forearm | 1 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | 3 |
| Wrist | – | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 |
| Hand | 1 | – | – | –– | 1 | – | – | – | – | 2 |
| Finger | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | 9 |
| Thumb | 1 | – | – | – | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | 4 |
| Hip | 2 | 2 | 2 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 9 |
| Thigh | 9 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 22 |
| Knee | 3 | 4 | – | 1 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 25 |
| Lower leg | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | – | 12 |
| Achilles tendon | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| Ankle | 4 | 2 | – | 4 | 6 | 5 | – | 1 | 1 | 23 |
| Foot/toe | 4 | – | – | 2 | 1 | 2 | – | – | – | 9 |
| Unknown* | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| Injury type | ||||||||||
| Concussion | – | 2 | 1 | – | 4 | – | – | – | – | 7 |
| Fracture (trauma, stress, other bone injuries) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | – | – | – | 9 |
| Sprain (dislocation, subluxation, ligamentous rupture) | 7 | 10 | – | 3 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 46 |
| Strain (muscle rupture, tear, tendon rupture) | 10 | – | – | 1 | 3 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 23 |
| Contusion/haematoma/bruise | 3 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 2 | – | – | 41 |
| Tendinosis/tendinopathy | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | – | 2 | – | 8 | 1 | 20 |
| Impingement | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 3 |
| Laceration/abrasion/skin lesion | 12 | 4 | 11 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 1 | – | 34 |
| Muscle cramps or spasm | 5 | 1 | – | – | – | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 14 |
| Other (eg, lesion of meniscus or cartilage, fasciitis) | 2 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| Unknown* | 1 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 2 |
| Injury cause | ||||||||||
| Overuse (gradual onset) | 12 | 2 | – | 2 | – | 3 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 33 |
| Overuse (sudden onset) | 8 | 1 | – | – | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | – | 19 |
| Non-contact trauma | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 24 |
| Recurrence of previous injury | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 4 |
| Contact with another athlete | 3 | 15 | 8 | – | 21 | 30 | – | 1 | – | 78 |
| Contact: moving object | 1 | 2 | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | 5 |
| Contact: stagnant object | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 19 |
| Field of play condition | – | – | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 5 |
| Weather condition | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 3 |
| Equipment failure | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 2 |
| Other | 5 | – | 3 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | 11 |
| Unknown* | 1 | 2 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | 4 |
*Unknown, because injury location or injury type was not recorded.