Table 4. Injury of type in elite Korean aquatic athletes
| Tissue |
Pathology type |
Frequency and Proportion (%) |
| Swimming |
Diving |
Water polo |
Artistic Swimming |
| Men |
Women |
Men |
Women |
Men |
Women |
| Muscle/Tendon |
Muscle injury |
35 (30.2) |
41(29.5) |
24 (32.0) |
33 (32.7) |
57 (28.2) |
53 (32.3) |
| Muscle contusion |
- |
- |
2 (2.7) |
3 (3.0) |
7 (3.5) |
- |
| Tendinopathy |
16 (13.8) |
18 (12.9) |
8 (10.7) |
12 (11.9) |
29 (14.4) |
18 (11.0) |
| Tendon rupture |
- |
- |
- |
- |
2 (1.0) |
- |
| Bone |
Bone stress injury |
- |
- |
2 (2.7) |
3 (3.0) |
- |
- |
| Bone contusion |
- |
- |
- |
- |
3 (1.5) |
- |
| Cartilage/Synovium/ Bursa |
Cartilage injury |
7 (6.0) |
10 (7.2) |
5 (6.7) |
6 (6.0) |
12 (5.9) |
9 (5.5) |
| Arthritis |
9 (7.8) |
7 (5.0) |
3 (4.0) |
5(5) |
9 (4.5) |
11 (6.7) |
| Synovitis/Capsulitis |
4 (3.4) |
9 (6.5) |
4 (5.3) |
3 (3.0) |
10 (5.0) |
9 (5.5) |
| Bursitis |
4 (3.4) |
6 (4.3) |
2 (2.7) |
3 (3.0) |
9 (4.5) |
8 (4.9) |
| Ligament/ Joint capsule |
Joint sprain (ligament tear or acute instability episode) |
41 (35.3) |
48 (34.5) |
25 (33.3) |
33 (32.7) |
63 (31.2) |
56 (34.1) |
| Stump |
Stump injury |
- |
- |
- |
- |
1 (0.5) |
- |
