Table 2 Injury pattern for teams that had their 2019/20 season postponed and cancelled following the COVID-19 lockdown with corresponding data from 2015–2019
Period of season | 2019/20 season postponed (522 injuries) | 2019/20 season cancelled (168 injuries) | 2015–2019 (5620 injuries) |
|---|---|---|---|
January to March 2020 | |||
Injury type | |||
Muscle injuries | 61 (48%) | 26 (50%) | 757 (46%) |
Ligament injuries | 20 (16%) | 11 (21%) | 215 (13%) |
Other injury types | 47 (37%) | 15 (29%) | 667 (41%) |
Injury mechanism | |||
Contact | 29 (23%) | 14 (27%) | 437 (27%) |
Non-contact | 99 (77%) | 38 (73%) | 1202 (73%) |
Injury severity | |||
Slight/Minimal (0–3 days) | 18 (14%) | 6 (12%) | 246 (15%) |
Mild (4–7 days) | 30 (23%) | 15 (29%) | 393 (24%) |
Moderate (8–28 days) | 53 (41%) | 26 (50%) | 698 (43%) |
Severe (> 28 days) | 27 (21%) | 5 (10%) | 302 (18%) |
Restart of the 2019/20 season* | |||
Injury type | |||
Muscle injuries | 75 (52%) | N/A | 406 (46%) |
Ligament injuries | 21 (15%) | N/A | 138 (15%) |
Other injury types | 47 (33%) | N/A | 347 (39%) |
Injury mechanism | |||
Contact | 31 (22%) | N/A | 232 (26%) |
Non-contact | 112 (78%) | N/A | 659 (74%) |
Injury severity | |||
Slight/Minimal (0–3 days) | 22 (15%) | N/A | 133 (15%) |
Mild (4–7 days) | 33 (23%) | N/A | 238 (27%) |
Moderate (8–28 days) | 65 (45%) | N/A | 394 (44%) |
Severe (> 28 days) | 23 (16%) | N/A | 126 (14%) |
Start of the 2020/21 season† | |||
Injury type | |||
Muscle injuries | 125 (57%) | 55 (55%) | 1 214 (46%) |
Ligament injuries | 23 (11%) | 11 (11%) | 453 (17%) |
Other injury types | 71 (32%) | 34 (34%) | 985 (37%) |
Injury mechanism | |||
Contact | 47 (21%) | 28 (28%) | 750 (28%) |
Non-contact | 172 (79%) | 72 (72%) | 1 902 (72%) |
Injury severity | |||
Slight/Minimal (0–3 days) | 25 (11%) | 10 (10%) | 352 (13%) |
Mild (4–7 days) | 47 (21%) | 30 (30%) | 534 (20%) |
Moderate (8–28 days) | 110 (50%) | 42 (42%) | 1 184 (45%) |
Severe (> 28 days) | 37 (17%) | 18 (18%) | 582 (22%) |
Full calendar year | |||
Injury type | |||
Muscle injuries | 278 (53%) | 89 (53%) | 2 564 (46%) |
Ligament injuries | 68 (13%) | 24 (14%) | 885 (16%) |
Other injury types | 176 (34%) | 55 (33%) | 2 171 (39%) |
Injury mechanism | |||
Contact | 113 (22%) | 46 (27%) | 1 541 (27%) |
Non-contact | 409 (78%) | 122 (73%) | 4 079 (73%) |
Injury severity | |||
Slight/Minimal (0–3 days) | 69 (13%) | 21 (13%) | 831 (15%) |
Mild (4–7 days) | 115 (22%) | 47 (28%) | 1 253 (22%) |
Moderate (8–28 days) | 241 (46%) | 74 (44%) | 2 438 (43%) |
Severe (> 28 days) | 97 (19%) | 26 (15%) | 1 098 (20%) |