Table 2 Mechanism of injury or activity during which injury was sustained as a function of severity (days absent from sailing and training).
| Activity when injured or mechanism of injury | Injury incidence | Injury severity | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number (%) | Number per athlete | Total days absent from sailing (average/injury) | Total days absent from full training (average/injury) | |
| Training activity | 74 (34) | 2.1 | 267 (3.6) | 804 (10.9) |
| Weight training | 29 (13) | 0.8 | 93 (3.2) | 201 (6.9) |
| Interval running | 26 (12) | 0.7 | 48 (1.8) | 339 (13.0) |
| Conditioning games | 13 (6) | 0.4 | 42 (3.2) | 118 (9.1) |
| Fitness testing | 4 (2) | 0.1 | 76 (19.0)† | 111 (27.8) |
| Arm ergometer training | 2 (1) | 0.1 | 8 (4.0) | 35 (17.5) |
| Sailing | 66 (30) | 1.9 | 106 (1.6) | 441 (6.7) |
| Impact with boat hardware | 34 (15) | 1.0 | 58 (1.7) | 226 (6.6) |
| Specific overuse | 11 (5) | 0.3 | 8 (0.7) | 88 (8.0) |
| Pulling/lifting sails | 10 (5) | 0.3 | 3 (0.3) | 30 (3.0) |
| Sustained posture | 7 (3) | 0.2 | 0 (0.0) | 56 (8.0) |
| Grinding | 4 (2) | 0.1 | 37 (9.3) | 41 (10.2) |
| Non‐specific overuse* | 52 (24) | 1.5 | 393 (7.6) | 761 (14.6) |
| Other | 28 (13) | 0.8 | 178 (6.4) | 346 (12.4) |
| All | 220 (100) | 6.3 | 944 (4.3) | 2352 (10.7) |
*Injuries resulting from a combination of both sailing and training activities.
†Significantly greater severity than all other activities (p = 0.07; χ2 = 3.3; df = 1).