Table 4 Incidence (injuries/1000 player match hours) of match injuries on artificial turf and grass for male and female players as a function of injury location.
Injury location | Male players | Female players | ||||||
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Incidence (95% CI) | Incidence ratio (95% CI) | p Value (z test) | Incidence (95% CI) | Incidence ratio (95% CI) | p Value (z test) | |||
Artificial turf | Grass | Artificial turf | Grass | |||||
Head/neck | 4.31 (3.03 to 6.13) | 2.37 (1.86 to 3.02) | 1.82 (1.18 to 2.78) | <0.01 | 2.57 (1.62 to 4.08) | 3.41 (2.86 to 4.06) | 0.75 (0.46 to 1.24) | 0.26 |
Upper limbs | 1.67 (0.95 to 2.94) | 1.51 (1.12 to 2.04) | 1.10 (0.58 to 2.10) | 0.79 | 1.57 (0.87 to 2.84) | 1.50 (1.16 to 1.95) | 1.05 (0.55 to 2.00) | 0.89 |
Trunk | 2.36 (1.47 to 3.80) | 3.88 (3.22 to 4.69) | 0.61 (0.36 to 1.01) | 0.06 | 1.57 (0.87 to 2.84) | 2.12 (1.70 to 2.64) | 0.74 (0.39 to 1.39) | 0.35 |
Lower limbs | 17.10 (14.33 to 20.40) | 16.11 (14.69 to 17.68) | 1.06 (0.87 to 1.30) | 0.56 | 13.43 (10.98 to 16.44) | 14.76 (13.58 to 16.05) | 0.91 (0.73 to 1.13) | 0.40 |
Hip/groin | 1.11 (0.56 to 2.22) | 2.34 (1.83 to 2.98) | 0.48 (0.23 to 0.99) | 0.05 | 1.00 (0.48 to 2.10) | 0.91 (0.65 to 1.28) | 1.10 (0.49 to 2.47) | 0.83 |
Thigh | 4.73 (3.38 to 6.61) | 3.92 (3.25 to 4.73) | 1.21 (0.82 to 1.77) | 0.34 | 2.43 (1.51 to 3.91) | 2.28 (1.84 to 2.82) | 1.06 (0.63 to 1.79) | 0.81 |
Knee | 3.75 (2.57 to 5.47) | 3.09 (2.50 to 3.82) | 1.21 (0.79 to 1.87) | 0.38 | 4.86 (3.47 to 6.80) | 4.94 (4.27 to 5.71) | 0.98 (0.68 to 1.42) | 0.93 |
Lower leg | 1.67 (0.95 to 2.94) | 2.16 (1.68 to 2.78) | 0.77 (0.42 to 1.44) | 0.42 | 1.43 (0.72 to 2.66) | 1.83 (1.44 to 2.31) | 0.78 (0.40 to 1.52) | 0.47 |
Ankle | 4.59 (3.26 to 6.45) | 4.57 (3.84 to 5.44) | 1.00 (0.68 to 1.47) | 0.98 | 3.00 (1.96 to 4.60) | 4.21 (3.60 to 4.93) | 0.71 (0.45 to 1.12) | 0.14 |
Foot | 2.36 (1.47 to 3.80) | 2.37 (1.86 to 3.02) | 1.00 (0.58 to 1.70) | 0.98 | 1.72 (0.97 to 3.02) | 1.50 (1.16 to 1.95) | 1.14 (0.61 to 2.13) | 0.68 |