Table 5 Injury location, types and severity in a Spanish sub-elite team.
|
|
Slight |
Minor |
Moderate |
Major |
Total Injuries |
Absence (matches) |
| Location |
Head/face/neck |
1 (1) |
0 (0) |
2 (3) |
0 (0) |
3 (1) |
3 (1) |
|
Back/trunk |
17 (11) |
5 (7) |
2 (3) |
0 (0) |
24 (8) |
7 (3) |
|
Hip/Groin |
32 (20) |
8 (11) |
8 (11) |
4 (33) |
52 (17) |
48 (20) |
|
Thigh |
57 (36) |
23 (33) |
31 (44) |
0 (0) |
111 (35) |
71 (29) |
|
Knee |
14 (9) |
10 (14) |
6 (8) |
2 (17) |
32 (10) |
26 (11) |
|
Lower leg |
13 (8) |
7 (10) |
5 (7) |
1 (8) |
26 (8) |
24 (10) |
|
Ankle |
11 (7) |
15 (21) |
14 (20) |
4 (33) |
44 (14) |
46 (19) |
|
Foot |
12 (8) |
1 (1) |
1 (1) |
1 (8) |
15 (5) |
17 (7) |
|
Upper extremity |
3 (2) |
1 (1) |
2 (3) |
0 (0) |
6 (2) |
4 (2) |
|
Total |
160 (100) |
70 (100) |
71 (100) |
12 (100) |
313 (100) |
246 (100) |
| Type |
Sprain |
12 (8) |
16 (23) |
19 (27) |
5 (42) |
52 (17) |
58 (24) |
|
Strain |
7 (4) |
13 (19) |
40 (56) |
2 (17) |
62 (20) |
107 (43) |
|
Contusion |
52 (33) |
12 (17) |
3 (4) |
0 (0) |
67 (21) |
8 (3) |
|
Fracture |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
3 (4) |
1 (8) |
4 (1) |
20 (8) |
|
Dislocation |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
1 (8) |
1 (0) |
9 (4) |
|
Other |
1 (1) |
1 (1) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
2 (1) |
1 (0) |
|
Overuse |
88 (55) |
28 (40) |
6 (8) |
3 (25) |
125 (40) |
43 (17) |
|
Total |
160 (100) |
70 (100) |
71 (100) |
12 (100) |
313 (100) |
246 (100) |
Values in parentheses are percentages. Aproximation of the percentages has been made to equal 100%.
