Table 3 Frequency (n (%)), anatomical distribution and injury type by overuse and acute injuries among athletes who reported previous injuries. Some athletes reported more than one injury

All injuries

80(100.0)

60(75.0)

20(25.0)

210(100.0)

39(18.5)

171(81.4)

58(100.0)

21(36.2)

37(63.7)

116(100.0)

33(28.4)

83(71.5)

Injury location

Lower back/pelvis

28(35.0)

20(33.3)

8(40.0)

52(24.7)

4(10.2)

48(28.0)

9(15.5)

8(38.0)

1(2.7)

4(3.4)

4(12.1)

0(0.0)

Hip/groin

0(0.0)

0(0.0)

0(0.0)

5(2.3)

2(5.1)

3(1.7)

4(6.8)

1(4.7)

3(8.1)

3(2.5)

1(3.0)

2(2.4)

Lower extremities

4(5.0)

3(5.0)

1(5.0)

6(2.8)

2(5.1)

4(2.3)

3(5.1)

1(4.7)

2(5.4)

4(3.4)

1(3.0)

3(3.6)

Knee

15(18.7)

13(21.6)

2(10.0)

45(21.4)

8(20.5)

37(21.6)

10(17.2)

3(14.2)

7(18.9)

21(18.1)

7(21.2)

14(16.8)

Shin/calf

13(16.2)

11(18.3)

2(10.0)

16(7.6)

7(17.9)

9(5.2)

9(15.5)

4(19.0)

5(13.5)

13(11.2)

6(18.1)

7(8.4)

Ankle

16(20.0)

11(18.3)

5(25.0)

75(35.7)

14(35.8)

61(35.6)

15(25.8)

4(19.0)

11(29.7)

54(46.5)

10(30.3)

44(53.0)

Foot

4(5.0)

2(3.3)

2(10.0)

11(5.2)

2(5.1)

9(5.2)

8(13.7)

0(0.0)

8(21.6)

17(14.6)

4(12.1)

13(15.6)

Injury type

Muscle/tendon

28(36.3)

20(39.2)

8(30.7)

65(29.1)

19(52.7)

46(24.5)

17(34.6)

8(42.1)

9(30.0)

65(33.1)

22(51.1)

43(28.1)

Joint/ligament

27(35.0)

18(35.2)

9(34.6)

101(45.2)

14(38.8)

87(46.5)

16(32.6)

5(26.3)

11(36.6)

93(47.4)

15(34.8)

78(50.9)

Bone injury

15(19.4)

11(21.5)

4(15.3)

23(10.3)

0(0.0)

23(12.2)

9(18.3)

5(26.3)

4(13.3)

19(9.6)

4(9.3)

15(9.8)

Undefined^^

7(9.0)

2(3.9)

5(19.2)

34(15.2)

3(8.3)

31(16.5)

7(14.2)

1(5.2)

6(20.0)

19(9.6)

2(4.6)

17(11.1)

Other

0(0.0)

0(0.0)

0(0.0)

0(0.0)

0(0.0)

0(0.0)

0(0.0)

0(0.0)

0(0.0)

0(0.0)

0(0.0)

0(0.0)