Table 1.
Type of injuries in professional football.
| Study | Muscle and Tendon Injuries, % | Ligaments and Joints, % | Contusions, % | Fractures, % | Lacerations and Skin Injuries, % | Central/Peripheral Nervous System, % | Other Injuries, % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Árnason et al., 2005 [35] | 30.7 | 18.4 | 20.5 | - | - | - | 30.4 |
| Aus der Fünten et al., 2014 [38]: | |||||||
| Season 2008–2009 | 41.7 * | 21.9 * | 18.5 * | 5.3 * | 2.0 * | - | 10.6 * |
| Season 2009–2010 | 33.6 * | 27.5 * | 17.4 * | 4.7 * | 2.7 * | - | 14.1 * |
| Aus der Fünten et al. 2023 [39] | 49.4 | 16.2 | 12.9 | 4.5 | 1.2 | - | 15.8 |
| Bayne et al., 2018 [40] | 30.4 * | 24.2 * | 12.1 * | 3.0 * | - | 6.0 * | 24.3 * |
| Brito et al., 2012 [41]; U-19 | 41.3 * | 25.1 * | 22.6 * | 2.5 * | - | - | 8.5 * |
| Dupont et al., 2010 [27]: | |||||||
| Group G1 | 67.24 | 17.24 | 10.35 | - | 3.45 | - | 1.72 |
| Group G2 | 57.95 | 22.43 | 5.61 | - | 2.8 | - | 11.21 |
| Eirale et al., 2010 [42] | 43.6 | 12.8 | 15.4 | 5.1 | - | - | 23.1 |
| Eirale et al., 2013 [31] | 68.6 | 12.5 | - | - | - | - | 18.9 |
| Ekstrand et al., 2011a [7] | 42.0 | 18.0 | 17.0 | 4.0 | 0.8 * | 0.4 * | 17.8 * |
| Hägglund et al., 2005a [33] | |||||||
| Denmark | 20.5 * | 20.3 * | 14.4 * | 2.5 * | - | - | 42.3 * |
| Sweden | 20.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 3.0 | - | - | 43.0 |
| Hägglund et al., 2006 [26]: | |||||||
| Season 2001 | 23.5 * | 15.0 * | 15.5 * | 2.8 * | - | - | 43.2 * |
| Season 2002 | 19.0 | 17.0 | 15.3 * | 2.7 * | - | - | 46.0 |
| Hägglund et al., 2007 [28]: Season 2001 | 44.25 * | 13.85 * | 16.4 * | 3.2 * | 0.90 * | 0.1 * | 21.30 * |
| Season 2002 | 43.2 | 13.1 | 15.1 | 3.2 | 1.70 | 0.3 | 23.40 |
| Season 2003 | 44.3 | 17.5 | 18.3 | 2.6 | 1.6 | 0.2 | 15.50 |
| Hägglund et al., 2009 [19]: | |||||||
| Men Under-21, 2006 | 56 | 20 | 18 | 4 | 0 | - | 2 |
| Men Under-21, 2007 | 28 | 26 | 31 | 3 | 2 | - | 10 |
| EURO men 2008 | 34 | 25 | 26 | 4 | 2 | - | 9 |
| Hammes et al., 2015 [32] | 64.70 | 17.65 | - | - | - | - | 17.65 |
| Hawkins et al., 1999 [14] | 42.4 * | 20.1 * | 18.0 * | 3.8 * | 1.7 * | - | 14.0 * |
| Jones et al., 2018 [37] | 41.2 | 17.1 | 13.7 | - | - | - | 28.0 |
| Lee et al., 2014 [43] | 29.0 | 28.0 | 30.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | - | 9.0 |
| Mallo et al., 2011 [30]; Under Elite | 20.0 | 17.0 | 21.0 | 1.0 | - | - | 41.0 |
| Murphy et al., 2012 [44] | 51.8 | 13.2 | - | 4.4 | - | - | 30.6 |
| Noya Salces et al., 2014b [45] | 56.1 | 20.4 | 16.4 | 4.0 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 1.1 |
| Noya Salces et al., 2014a [46] | 53.8 | 24.4 | 14.2 | 2.6 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 2.6 |
| Reis et al., 2015 [29] | 5 | 35.7 | - | 2.9 | - | 1.4 | 1.4 |
| 8.6 | |||||||
| Shalaj et al., 2016 [9] | 28.7 | 21.0 | 16.5 | 2.6 | 2.6 | - | 28.6 |
| Stubbe et al., 2016 [5] | 36.4 | 18.5 | 17.8 | 3.1 | - | 1.7 | 22.5 |
| Waldén et al., 2005a [47] | 26.0 | 23.0 | 16.0 | 2.0 | - | - | 33.0 |
| Waldén et al., 2005b [18] | 22.1 * | 15.94 * | 17.1 * | 2.8 * | - | - | 42.06 |
| Waldén et al., 2007 [34]: EURO 2004 | 26.7 * | 22.2 * | 22.2 * | 8.9 * | 13.3 * | - | 6.7 * |
| U-19 2005 | 35.3 * | 29.4 * | 29.4 * | - | - | - | 5.90 * |
| Mean Values ± SD | 39.78 ± 11.8 | 21.13 ± 4.14 | 17.86 ± 3.82 | 3.27 ± 0.89 | 2.42 ± 1.42 | 1.3 ± 1.16 | 19.90 ± 11.36 |
* Calculated value; SD—standard deviation. a. Swedish Super League (SWE); b. UEFA Champions League (UCL); ART—Artificial Turf Field; 12%—slight injuries, Hägglund et al. [19].