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Table 2 The total number of acute and overuse injuries and percentages (%) in different anatomical locations among sports club members and non-members

From: Acute and overuse injuries among sports club members and non-members: the Finnish Health Promoting Sports Club (FHPSC) study

 

Sports club members (n = 1.077)

Non-members (n = 812)

Sports club members (n = 1.077)

Non-members (n = 812)

 

Number of acute injuries

Number of overuse injuries

 

n

%*

%**

n

%*

%**

n

%*

%**

n

%*

%**

Head

49

4.5

2.7

20

2.5

2.9

      

Face. teeth. Eye area

79

7.3

4.4

32

3.9

4.7

      

Shoulder. upper arm. Clavicle

121

11.2

6.8

44

5.4

6.4

46

4.3

4.3

32

3.9

5.5

Elbow. forearm

58

5.4

3.2

29

3.6

4.2

33

3.1

3.1

21

2.6

3.6

Wrist and hand

244

22.7

13.6

104

12.8

15.1

106

9.8

10.0

75

9.2

12.8

Neck. neck region

66

6.1

3.7

35

4.3

5.1

46

4.3

4.3

38

4.7

6.5

Upper back

35

3.2

2.0

19

2.3

2.8

29

2.7

2.7

20

2.5

3.4

Low back

85

7.9

4.7

38

4.7

5.5

94

8.7

8.9

42

5.2

7.2

Chest

33

3.1

1.8

19

2.3

2.8

18

1.7

1.7

12

1.5

2.0

Abdomen

29

2.7

1.6

17

2.1

2.5

15

1.4

1.4

13

1.6

2.2

Hip. groin. Gluteals. pelvis

182

16.9

10.2

53

6.5

7.7

118

11.0

11.1

61

7.5

10.4

Thigh

109

10.1

6.1

32

3.9

4.7

80

7.4

7.6

37

4.6

6.3

Knee

170

15.8

9.5

76

9.4

11.0

178

16.5

16.8

65

8.0

11.1

Calf and shin

79

7.3

4.4

30

3.7

4.4

94

8.7

8.9

38

4.7

6.5

Ankle

210

19.5

11.7

57

7.0

8.3

70

6.5

6.6

46

5.7

7.8

Achilles tendon

35

3.2

2.0

15

1.8

2.2

28

2.6

2.6

18

2.2

3.1

Foot

206

19.1

11.5

68

8.4

9.9

104

7.8

9.8

69

8.5

11.8

All injuries

1790

  

688

  

1059

  

587

  
  1. * percentage of sports club members and non-members having sustained an injury in this anatomical area ** percentage of the injuries in each area out of all acute or overuse injuries among sports club members and non-members