Table 5.
Cross-Tabulation of Locations and Types of All Soccer Injuries
| Injury Type |
Injury Location, No. (%) |
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| Head/Neck |
Upper Limbs |
Trunk |
Lower Limbs |
Unknowna |
Total |
|
| Fractures and bone stress | 2 (0.7) | 3 (1.0) | 0 | 4 (1.4) | 0 | 9 (3.1) |
| Joints and ligaments | 0 | 2 (0.7) | 1 (0.3) | 50 (17.5) | 0 | 53 (18.5) |
| Muscle and tendon | 0 | 0 | 9 (3.1) | 94 (32.9) | 1 (0.3) | 104 (36.4) |
| Contusions, skin lesions, and lacerations | 1 (0.3) | 0 | 6 (2.1) | 44 (15.4) | 0 | 51 (17.8) |
| Nervous system | 5 (1.7) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 (1.7) |
| Muscle and tendon + contusions, skin lesions, and lacerations | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 (1.0) | 0 | 3 (1.0) |
| Other combinations | 0 | 2 (0.7) | 2 (0.7) | 16 (5.6) | 0 | 20 (7.0) |
| Other injuries | 3 (1.0) | 0 | 6 (2.1) | 10 (3.5) | 0 | 19 (6.6) |
| Overuse | 0 | 0 | 6 (2.1) | 16 (5.6) | 0 | 22 (7.7) |
| Total | 11 (3.8) | 7 (2.4) | 30 (10.5) | 237 (82.9) | 1 (0.3) | 286 (100) |
a
Unknown because injury location was not recorded.