Table 2: Top 3 injury subtypes per age group based on injury burden.
|
Age group |
Injury subtype |
Injuries |
Incidence |
Total |
Median |
Injury |
|
|
Injury location, injury type |
N (% of total) |
Injuries per |
Days (% of total) |
Days lost per injury (interquartile) |
Days per player season |
|
Under 8 |
Foot/toe, Fracture |
1 (11) |
0.02 (0-0.06) |
43 (24) |
43 (43-43) |
0.98 |
|
Thigh, Muscle injury/strain |
2 (22) |
0.04 (0-0.10) |
45 (25) |
23 (19-26) |
0.96 |
|
|
|
Ankle, Sprain/ligament injury |
1 (11) |
0.02 (0-0.06) |
27 (15) |
27 (27-27) |
0.62 |
|
Under 9 |
Ankle, Sprain/ligament injury |
5 (20) |
0.06 (0-0.12) |
110 (27) |
22 (12-24) |
1.38 |
|
Foot/toe, Apophysitis |
4 (16) |
0.07 (0.01-0.13) |
75 (18) |
19 (16-22) |
1.31 |
|
|
|
Knee, Apophysitis |
2 (8) |
0.03 (0-0.06) |
67 (16) |
34 (17-50) |
0.85 |
|
Under 10 |
Foot/toe, Apophysitis |
8 (23) |
0.09 (0.03-0.15) |
181 (27) |
25 (14-27) |
2.19 |
|
Elbow, Fracture |
1 (3) |
0.01 (0-0.03) |
90 (13) |
90 (90-90) |
0.94 |
|
|
|
Hip/groin, Muscle injury/strain |
4 (11) |
0.04 (0-0.09) |
116 (17) |
12 (10-49) |
0.53 |
|
Under 11 |
Knee, Apophysitis |
17 (22) |
0.16 (0.08-0.24) |
588 (36) |
14 (10-33) |
2.26 |
|
Foot/toe, Apophysitis |
12 (15) |
0.12 (0.05-0.18) |
223 (13) |
17 (9-24) |
2.01 |
|
|
|
Hip/groin, Muscle injury/strain |
10 (13) |
0.10 (0.04-0.15) |
162 (10) |
15 (7-21) |
1.43 |
|
Under 12 |
Knee, Apophysitis |
28 (20) |
0.22 (0.14-0.31) |
703 (25) |
17 (10-28) |
3.77 |
|
Foot/toe, Apophysitis |
18 (13) |
0.14 (0.08-0.21) |
557 (20) |
17 (11-27) |
2.42 |
|
|
|
Knee, Meniscus/cartilage injury |
2 (1) |
0.02 (0-0.04) |
282 (10) |
141 (24-258) |
2.27 |
|
Under 13 |
Knee, Apophysitis |
30 (19) |
0.27 (0.17-0.36) |
932 (30) |
18 (8-28) |
4.82 |
|
Foot/toe, Apophysitis |
20 (13) |
0.18 (0.10-0.26) |
402 (13) |
18 (10-29) |
3.22 |
|
|
|
Hip/groin, Muscle injury/strain |
19 (12) |
0.16 (0.09-0.24) |
299 (10) |
13 (12-20) |
2.14 |
|
Under 14 |
Knee, Apophysitis |
24 (18) |
0.25 (0.15-0.35) |
1827 (36) |
43 (22-110) |
10.59 |
|
Hip/groin, Muscle injury/strain |
17 (12) |
0.18 (0.09-0.26) |
578 (11) |
20 (11-31) |
3.52 |
|
|
|
Knee, Fracture |
1 (< 1) |
0.01 (0-0.03) |
251 (5) |
251 (251-251) |
2.61 |
|
Under 15 |
Knee, Meniscus/cartilage injury |
3 (2) |
0.03 (0-0.07) |
559 (8) |
252 (27-280) |
8.74 |
|
Foot/toe, Apophysitis |
8 (5) |
0.09 (0.03-0.15) |
681 (10) |
87 (22-147) |
7.93 |
|
|
|
Knee, Apophysitis |
16 (10) |
0.17 (0.08-0.26) |
1338 (20) |
44 (25-153) |
7.44 |
|
Under 16 |
Knee, Apophysitis |
14 (10) |
0.19 (0.09-0.28) |
878 (16) |
33 (10-80) |
6.16 |
|
Knee, Meniscus/cartilage injury |
4 (3) |
0.06 (0.00-0.11) |
488 (9) |
90 (27-218) |
4.95 |
|
|
|
Ankle, Sprain/ligament injury |
14 (10) |
0.17 (0.08-0.26) |
388 (7) |
28 (18-33) |
4.80 |
|
Under 17 |
Knee, Meniscus/cartilage injury |
3 (3) |
0.04 (0-0.08) |
504 (18) |
150 (135-219) |
5.63 |
|
Knee, Sprain/ligament injury |
7 (6) |
0.10 (0.03-0.17) |
428 (15) |
41 (5-83) |
3.95 |
|
|
|
Hip/groin, Muscle injury/strain |
16 (13) |
0.23 (0.12-0.34) |
303 (11) |
12 (4-23) |
2.78 |
|
Under 19 |
Thigh, Tendon injury |
3 (2) |
0.02 (0-0.05) |
399 (19) |
200 (73-326) |
4.54 |
|
Shoulder, Meniscus/cartilage injury |
1 (< 1) |
0.01 (0-0.03) |
188 (9) |
188 (188-188) |
1.80 |
|
|
|
Ankle, Sprain/ligament injury |
17 (14) |
0.22 (0.12-0.32) |
252 (12) |
8 (3-24) |
1.76 |