From: A retrospective survey on injuries in Croatian football/soccer referees
 | Total n = 342 | MR n = 159 | AR n = 183 | UEFA n = 18 | 1stn = 78 | 2ndn = 91 | 3rdn = 155 |
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 | f (%) | f (%) | f (%) | f (%) | f (%) | f (%) | f (%) |
Last match (n = 65 injuries) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fracture | 1 (2) | 0(0) | 1(3) | 0(0) | 0(0) | 0(0) | 1(4) |
Dislocation | 1 (2) | 0(0) | 1(0) | 0(0) | 0(0) | 1(5) | 0(0) |
Sprain | 8 (12) | 7(22) | 1(0) | 0(0) | 3(9) | 1(5) | 4(17) |
Ligament injury | 8 (12) | 4(13) | 4(0) | 0(0) | 1(3) | 3(15) | 4(17) |
Lesion of meniscus or cartilage | 5 (8) | 2(6) | 3(0) | 0(0) | 2(6) | 1(5) | 2(8) |
Muscle rupture/tear | 4 (6) | 2(6) | 2(0) | 0(0) | 2(6) | 1(5) | 1(4) |
Muscle strain | 11 (17) | 3(9) | 8(0) | 0(0) | 5(16) | 2(10) | 4(17) |
Tendon injury/strain | 16 (25) | 10(31) | 6(0) | 0(0) | 2(6) | 8(40) | 6(25) |
Tendinitis/bursitis | 8 (12) | 4(13) | 4(0) | 0(0) | 5(16) | 1(5) | 2(8) |
Contusion/hematoma | 2 (3) | 0(0) | 1(0) | 0(0) | 1(3) | 1(5) | 0(0) |
Laceration | 1 (2) | 0(0) | 1(0) | 0(0) | 0(0) | 1(5) | 0(0) |
Last 12 months (n = 110 injuries) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Concussion | 1 (1) | 0(0) | 1(2) | 0(0) | 0(0) | 0(0) | 1(3) |
Fracture | 1 (1) | 0(0) | 1(2) | 0(0) | 1(3) | 0(0) | 0(0) |
Dislocation | 3 (3) | 1(2) | 2(3) | 0(0) | 0(0) | 1(2) | 2(6) |
Sprain | 12 (10) | 8(15) | 4(6) | 0(0) | 3(8) | 4(10) | 5(14) |
Ligament injury | 9 (7) | 2(4) | 7(11) | 0(0) | 1(3) | 4(10) | 4(11) |
Lesion of meniscus or cartilage | 7 (6) | 4(7) | 3(5) | 0(0) | 2(5) | 2(5) | 3(9) |
Muscle rupture/tear | 9 (8) | 5(9) | 4(6) | 2(33) | 3(8) | 2(5) | 2(6) |
Muscle strain | 32 (29) | 11(20) | 21(33) | 2(33) | 10(27) | 12(29) | 8(23) |
Tendon injury/strain | 20 (18) | 15(27) | 5(8) | 2(33) | 6(16) | 8(20) | 4(11) |
Tendinitis/bursitis | 18 (16) | 8(15) | 10(16) | 0(0) | 8(22) | 6(15) | 4(11) |
Contusion/hematoma | 3 (3) | 1(2) | 2(3) | 0(0) | 1(3) | 2(5) | 1(3) |
Nerve injury | 3 (3) | 0(0) | 3(5) | 0(0) | 2(5) | 0(0) | 1(3) |
During fitness testing (n = 56 injuries) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Concussion | 1 (2) | 0(0) | 1(3) | 0(0) | 1(4) | 0(0) | 0(0) |
Dizziness | 2 (4) | 0(0) | 2(6) | 0(0) | 1(4) | 1(6) | 0(0) |
Fracture | 1 (2) | 1(5) | 0(0) | 0(0) | 1(4) | 0(0) | 0(0) |
Sprain | 1 (2) | 1(5) | 0(0) | 0(0) | 0(0) | 0(0) | 1(8) |
Lesion of meniscus or cartilage | 2 (4) | 1(5) | 1(3) | 0(0) | 2(8) | 0(0) | 0(0) |
Muscle rupture/tear | 3 (5) | 1(5) | 2(6) | 0(0) | 1(4) | 2(12) | 0(0) |
Muscle strain | 33 (59) | 13(59) | 20(59) | 3(100) | 12(50) | 11(65) | 7(58) |
Tendon injury/strain | 3 (5) | 2(9) | 1(3) | 0(0) | 2(8) | 1(6) | 0(0) |
Tendinitis/bursitis | 6 (11) | 1(5) | 5(15) | 0(0) | 4(17) | 0(0) | 2(17) |
Contusion/hematoma | 2 (4) | 1(5) | 1(3) | 0(0) | 0(0) | 1(6) | 1(8) |
Nerve injury | 2 (4) | 1(5) | 1(3) | 0(0) | 0(0) | 1(6) | 1(8) |