Table 3 Lower body soft tissue injuries reported over two years.
| Muscle | Tendon | Ligament | Bruising | Cut/graze | Total | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RB | WS | REC | RB | WS | REC | RB | WS | REC | RB | WS | REC | RB | WS | REC | ||
| Low back | 10 | 12 | 6 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | 30 |
| Abdomen | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 2 |
| Hip | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 |
| Groin | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | 3 |
| Thigh front | 1 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 2 | – | 1 | – | 8 |
| Thigh back | 1 | 3 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 10 |
| Knee | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | 11 |
| Shin | – | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | – | 16 |
| Calf | – | 2 | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 3 | – | 10 |
| Ankle | 1 | 2 | 1 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 4 | 7 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 2 | – | 22 |
| Foot | 2 | 1 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 3 | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | 6 | 1 | 19 |
| Toes | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 |
| Total | 16 | 27 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 20 | 1 | 133 |
RB, Raceboard group; WS, wave/slalom group; REC, recreational windsurfing group.