Table 3. Number of injuries, injury incidence (95% CI), given by injury localisation. Absence (mean number of weeks and days with standard deviations) was only registered for acute injuries. |
|
Overall |
Acute |
Overuse |
Anatomic
localisation |
Injuries
(n) |
Injury incidence
(n/1,000h) |
Injuries
(n) |
Injury incidence
(n/1,000h) |
Absence
(weeks &days) |
Injuries
(n) |
Injury incidence
(n/1,000h) |
| Ankle |
34 |
1.5 (1.0 – 2.0) |
34 |
1.5 (1.0 – 2.0) |
2w 5d (3w 0d) |
- |
- |
| Knee |
52 |
2.3 (1.6 – 3.9) |
18 |
0.8 (0.4 – 1.1) |
7w 2d (9w 1d) |
34 |
1.5 (1.0 – 2.0) |
| Other LE 1 |
42 |
1.8 (1.3 - 2.4) |
19 |
0.8 (0.4 – 1.2) |
3w 4d (7w 2d) |
23 |
1.0 (0.6 – 1.4) |
| Fingers |
22 |
0.9 (0.6 – 1.4) |
22 |
0.9 (0.6 – 1.4) |
0w 6d (1w 3d) |
- |
- |
| Other UE 2 |
15 |
0.7 (0.3 – 1.0) |
11 |
0.5 (0.2 – 0.8) |
2w 1d (2w 5d) |
4 |
0.1 (0.0 – 0.3) |
| Head & Face |
18 |
0.8 (0.4 – 1.1) |
18 |
0.8 (0.4 – 1.1) |
0w 5d (0w 6d) |
- |
- |
| Back |
28 |
1.3 (0.8 – 1.7) |
14 |
0.6 (0.3 – 0.9) |
1w 6d (1w 0d) |
14 |
0.6 (0.3 – 0.9) |
| Other/unknown |
15 |
0.7 (0.3 – 1.0) |
3 |
0.1 (-0.0 – 0.3) |
0w 4d (0w 0d) |
12 |
0.5 (0.2 - 0.8) |
| Total |
226 |
9.8 (8.5 – 11.1) |
139 |
6.0 (5.0 – 7.0) |
2w 5d (5w 1d) |
87 |
3.8 (3.0 – 4.6) |
|
Abbreviations: LE = lower extremity, UE = upper extremity, w = weeks, d = days |
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