Table 2 Absolute numbers, proportions, IRs, proportions on overall time loss according to injury location
Injury location | No. of injuries | Proportional frequency % [95% CI] n = 6653 injuries | IR per 1000 football hours [95% CI] | % of days lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Lower extremities | 5622 | 84.5 [83.6–85.4] | 4.6 [4.5–4.7] | 88.5 |
Thigh | 1569 | 23.6 [22.6–24.6] | 1.3 [1.2–1.4] | 18.5 |
Knee | 1023 | 15.4 [14.5–16.2] | 0.8 [0.8–0.9] | 31.1 |
Ankle | 856 | 12.8 [12.1–13.7] | 0.7 [0.7–0.8] | 14.3 |
Hip/groin | 721 | 10.8 [10.1–11.6] | 0.6 [0.6–0.6] | 8.7 |
Lower leg/Achilles tendon | 624 | 9.4 [8.7–10.4] | 0.5 [0.5–0.6] | 8.4 |
Foot | 426 | 6.4 [5.8–7.0] | 0.4 [0.3–0.4] | 5.5 |
Lower extremity incl. hip/groin | 403 | 6.0 [5.5–6.6] | 0.3 [0.3–0.4] | 1.9 |
Back (additional site) | 317 | 4.8 [4.3–5.3] | 0.3 [0.2–0.3] | 2.2 |
Head | 149 | 2.2 [1.9–2.6] | 0.1 [0.1–0.1] | 0.9 |
Shoulder/clavicle | 119 | 1.8 [1.5–2.1] | 0.1 [0.1–0.1] | 2.4 |
Lower back/sacrum/pelvis | 109 | 1.6 [1.3–1.9] | 0.1 [01.-0.1] | 2.6 |
Face | 79 | 1.2 [0.9–1.5] | 0.1 [0.1–0.1] | 0.6 |
Chest/ribs/upper back | 73 | 1.1 [0.9–1.4] | 0.1 [0.1–0.1] | 0.7 |
Neck/cervical spine | 60 | 0.9 [0.7–1.1] | 0.1 [0.0–0.1] | 0.5 |
Hand/finger | 42 | 0.6 [0.4–0.8] | 0.0 [0.0–0.1] | 0.5 |
Abdomen | 40 | 0.6 [0.4–0.8] | 0.0 [0.0–0.1] | 0.4 |
Elbow | 16 | 0.2 [0.1–0.4] | 0.0 [0.0–0.0] | 0.6 |
Wrist/forearm | 5 | 0.1 [0.0–0.1] | 0.0 [0.0–0.0] | 0.04 |
Arm | 3 | 0.1 [0.0–0.1] | 0.0 [0.0–0.0] | 0.02 |
Unknown | 19 | 0.3 [0.2–0.4] | 0.0 [0.0–0.0] | 0.1 |