Table 1 Length of time in pre‐functional and functional rehabilitation as a function of nature, location, and diagnosis of injury.
| Injury | No of injuries | Time in rehabilitation (days) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre‐functional | Functional | Total | ||
| Nature | ||||
| Strain | 57 | 10.3 (8.1 to 12.5) | 7.1 (5.2 to 9.0) | 17.3 (13.8 to 20.8) |
| Sprain | 36 | 15.0 (7.9 to 22.1) | 10.3 (6.7 to 14.9) | 25.3 (16.2 to 34.4) |
| Haematoma | 18 | 3.7 (2.8 to 4.6) | 3.3 ( 2.2 to 4.4) | 7.0 (5.3 to 8.7) |
| Other | 7 | * | * | * |
| Location | ||||
| Thigh | 37 | 8.4 (6.0 to 10.8) | 6.1 (3.8 to 8.4) | 14.6 (10.5 to 18.7) |
| Ankle | 26 | 14.2 (4.9 to 23.5) | 7.4 (4.8 to 10.0) | 21.6 (10.9 to 32.3) |
| Lower leg | 16 | 15.5 (6.2 to 24.8) | 7.9 (4.1 to 11.7) | 23.4 (12.8 to 34.0) |
| Knee | 12 | 17.6 (9.5 to 25.7) | 16.4 (8.0 to 24.8) | 34.0 ( 19.4 to 48.6) |
| Groin | 11 | 4.6 (2.3 to 6.9) | 3.9 (2.7 to 5.1) | 8.5 (5.9 to 11.1) |
| Other | 16 | * | * | * |
| Diagnosis | ||||
| Groin strain | 11 | 4.6 (2.3 to 6.9) | 3.9 (2.7 to 5.1) | 8.5 (5.9 to 11.1) |
| Thigh strain | 26 | 10.9 (7.9 to 13.9) | 7.5 (3.9 to 11.1) | 18.4 (13.1 to 23.7) |
| Lower leg strain | 11 | 12.3 (5.7 to 18.9) | 8.9 (3.5 to 14.3) | 21.2 (11.5 to 30.9) |
| Knee sprain | 10 | 17.8 (8.6 to 27.0) | 18.0 (8.4 to 27.6) | 35.8 (19.1 to 52.5) |
| Ankle sprain | 21 | 9.4 (4.6 to 14.2) | 6.9 (3.9 to 9.9) | 16.2 (9.2 to 23.2) |
| All injuries | 118 | 12.3 (9.4 to 15.2) | 7.8 (6.3 to 9.3) | 20.1 (16.3 to 23.9) |
Values are mean (95% confidence interval).
*Numbers of injuries in individual categories are too small to provide meaningful values.