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%.