Table 3 Absolute numbers, proportions, IRs, proportions on overall time loss according to injury types
Injury types | No. of injuries | Proportional frequency % [95% CI] n = 6653 injuries | IR per 1000 football hours [95% CI] | % of days lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Muscle/tendon | 3288 | 49.4 [48.2–50.6] | 2.7 [2.6–2.8] | 37.0 |
Joint/ligament | 1075 | 16.2 [15.3–17.0] | 0.9 [0.9–1.0] | 41.1 |
Contusion | 855 | 12.9 [12.1–13.7] | 0.7 [0.7–0.8] | 2.8 |
Muscle/tendon/joint/ligament (additional injury type back) | 329 | 4.9 [4.4–5.5] | 0.3 [0.2–0.3] | 1.5 |
Fracture/bone | 298 | 4.5 [4.0–5.0] | 0.2 [0.2–0.3] | 11.4 |
CNS/PNS | 160 | 2.4 [2.0–2.8] | 0.1 [0.1–0.2] | 1.7 |
Laceration/skin injury | 79 | 1.2 [0.9–1.5] | 0.1 [0.1–0.1] | 0.4 |
Joint/ligament suspected (additional injury type ankle, knee) | 77 | 1.2 [0.9–1.4] | 0.1 [0.1–0.1] | 0.6 |
Other | 15 | 0.2 [0.1–0.3] | 0.0 [0.0–0.0] | 0.6 |
Unknown | 477 | 7.2 [6.6–7.8] | 0.4 [0.4–0.4] | 3.4 |