Table 4. Incident and characteristics of injuries during the 2010 FELDA/FAM National Futsal League and World Cups.
| FELDA/FAM 2010 (Men's League) | Brazil 2008 [6] | Chinese Taipei 2004 [6] | |
| No. of matches | 70 | 56 | 40 |
| Injury report forms returned | 140 (100%) | 107 (95.5%) | 80 (100%) |
| Matches hours | 466.7 | 373.5 | 266.7 |
| No. of injuries | 45 | 60 | 63 |
| Player hours | 286.7 | 356.7 | 266.7 |
| Incidence of injury per 1000 player hours (95% CI) | 96.4 (68.2 to 124.6) | 168.5 (125.8 to 211.2) | 236.0 (177.8 to 295.2) |
| Player matches | 430 | 535 | 200 |
| Incidence of injury per 1000 player matches (95% CI) | 64.3 (45.5 to 83.1) | 111 (83.0 to 149.0) | 158 (119.0 to 197.0) |
| Circumstances | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) |
| Non-contact injuries | 14 of 45 (31%) | 28 of 58 (48%) | 19 of 58 (33%) |
| Contact injuries | 31 of 45 (69%) | 30 0f 58 (52%) | 39 of 58 (67%) |
| Contact injuries cause by foul | 19 of 45 (42%) | 4 of 27 (15%) | 25 of 39 (64%) |
| Estimated severity of injury | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) |
| 0 days | 34 (76%) | 21 (41%) | 29 (64%) |
| 1–7 days | 4 (9%) | 23 (43%) | 14 (31%) |
| 1 week | 6 (13%) | 8 (15%) | 2 (3%) |
| >1 month | 1 (2%) | 1 (2%) | - |
| Time loss injuries | 11 | 32* | 18** |
| Per 1000 player hours (95% CI) | 23.6 (16.7 to 30.5) | ≥89.9 (58.8 to 121.0) | ≥67.5 (22.3 to 98.7) |
| Per 1000 player matches (95% CI) | 15.7 (11.1 to 20.3) | ≥60 (39.2 to 80.8) | ≥45 (24.2 to 65.8) |
Note: * Information on time loss from sport is missing in 7 injuries.
** Information on time loss from sport is missing in 18 injuries.
FELDA = Federal Land Development Authority; FAM = Football Association of Malaysia; N/A = not available.