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Table 3 Location of injuries (%) in retired Great Britain's Olympians

From: A Cross-Sectional Study of Retired Great British Olympians (Berlin 1936–Sochi 2014): Olympic Career Injuries, Joint Health in Later Life, and Reasons for Retirement from Olympic Sport

Body part

Number of female injuries (%)

Number of male injuries (%)

Total number of injuries (%)

Knee

69 (18.7)

68 (19.3)

137 (19.0)

Lower back

61 (16.5)

50 (14.2)

111 (15.4)

Shoulder

33 (8.9)

50 (14.2)

83 (11.5)

Ankle

38 (10.3)

29 (8.2)

67 (9.3)

Others/unknown

28 (7.6)

27 (7.7)

55 (7.6)

Lower leg

21 (5.7)

27 (7.7)

48 (6.7)

Foot/toe

21 (5.7)

11 (3.1)

32 (4.4)

Thigh

11 (3.0)

15 (4.3)

26 (3.6)

Achilles ten.

13 (3.5)

13 (3.7)

26 (3.6)

Wrist

14 (3.8)

11 (3.1)

25 (3.5)

Elbow

16 (4.3)

4 (1.1)

20 (2.8)

Head

6 (1.6)

10 (2.8)

16 (2.2)

Hip

6 (1.6)

7 (2.0)

13 (1.8)

Sternum/rib

8 (2.2)

5 (1.4)

13 (1.8)

Neck

5 (1.4)

5 (1.4)

10 (1.4)

Upper back

6 (1.6)

4 (1.1)

10 (1.4)

Forearm

5 (1.4)

3 (0.9)

8 (1.1)

Finger

3 (0.8)

3 (0.9)

6 (0.8)

Hand

2 (0.5)

3 (0.9)

5 (0.7)

Pelvis/SIJ

2 (0.5)

1 (0.3)

3 (0.4)

Upper arm

3 (0.9)

3 (0.4)

Abdomen

2 (0.6)

2 (0.3)

Thumb

1 (0.3)

1 (0.3)

2 (0.3)

Total

369

352

721