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Table 3 Type, body location and context in which the injury occurred, categorized per group

From: Sports participation related to injuries and illnesses among ambulatory youth with chronic diseases: results of the health in adapted youth sports study

Type of injury

Group 0

(Non-sports)

Group 1

(Sports 1x/wk)

Group 2

(Sports ≥2x/wk)

Total (%)

Total number of injuries registered

9

17

60

86

Articular contusion / distortion (%)

3 (33)

4 (24)

28 (47)

35 (41)

Muscles strains (%)

2 (22)

7 (41)

12 (20)

21 (24)

Muscle, tendon (partial) rupture, hematoma / edema (%)

–

1 (6)

5 (8)

6 (7)

Epicondylitis / tendinitis, inflammation (%)

–

3 (17)

4 (7)

7 (9)

Open wound / blister (%)

2 (22)

1 (6)

4 (7)

7 (9)

(sub) luxation (%)

–

–

3 (5)

3 (3)

Fracture (%)

1 (11)

–

2 (3)

3 (3)

Other (chondropathy, ossification) (%)

1 (11)

1 (6)

2 (3)

4 (4)

Body location

Total number of injuries registered

9

17

60

86

Lower extremity (n = 64)

 Hip – upper leg (%)

–

–

11 (18)

11 (13)

 Knee – lower leg (%)

4 (44)

7 (41)

15 (25)

26 (30)

 Ankle (%)

–

2 (12)

12 (20)

14 (16)

 Foot (%)

4 (44)

2 (12)

7 (12)

13 (15)

Upper extremity (N = 11)

 Shoulder (%)

–

–

1 (2)

1 (1)

 Fingers (%)

–

4 (23)

6 (10)

10 (12)

Spine (N = 10)

 Upper (%)

1 (12)

–

5 (8)

6 (7)

 Lower (%)

–

2 (12)

2 (3)

4 (5)

Other (face) (N = 1)

–

–

1 (2)

1 (1)

Context in which injury occurred

Total number of injuries registered

9

17

60

86

Organized sports (%)

 

27 (31)

 Team (contact) sports a (%)

–

–

19 (32)

 

 Individual sports b (%)

–

–

8 (13)

 

Non-organized sports and play in leisure time c (%)

6 (67)

3 (18)

14 (23)

23 (27)

Physical education (%)

1 (11)

6 (35)

5 (9)

12 (14)

Activities in daily living (walking, bicycling) (%)

2 (22)

8 (47)

14 (23)

24 (28)

  1. a Soccer, ice hockey, adapted volleyball, basketball, water polo, b road cycling, swimming, athletics, fitness, c jumping the trampoline, rowing, sailing, skiing