TABLE 5.
Injury Counts, Percentages, and Rates by Diagnosis and Type of Event in NCAA Football, 2004-2005 to 2008-2009a
| Competition | Scrimmage | Regular Practice | Walkthrough | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Injury Diagnosis | n (%) | Rate per 1000 AEs (95% CI) | n (%) | Rate per 1000 AEs (95% CI) | n (%) | Rate per 1000 AEs (95% CI) | n (%) | Rate per 1000 AEs (95% CI) |
| Cartilage injury | 197 (2.8) | 1.04 (0.89-1.18) | 30 (3.7) | 0.59 (0.38-0.80) | 285 (2.8) | 0.17 (0.15-0.18) | 2 (1.4) | 0.01 (0.00-0.02) |
| Concussion | 572 (8.1) | 3.01 (2.76-3.26) | 77 (9.6) | 1.51 (1.17-1.85) | 713 (7.1) | 0.41 (0.38-0.44) | 5 (3.4) | 0.02 (0.00-0.04) |
| Contusion | 1143 (16.3) | 6.01 (5.67-6.36) | 100 (12.5) | 1.96 (1.58-2.34) | 1017 (10.1) | 0.59 (0.55-0.63) | 10 (6.8) | 0.04 (0.01-0.06) |
| Dislocation | 150 (2.1) | 0.79 (0.66-0.92) | 21 (2.6) | 0.41 (0.24-0.59) | 184 (1.8) | 0.11 (0.09-0.12) | 2 (1.4) | 0.01 (0.00-0.02) |
| Fracture | 398 (5.7) | 2.09 (1.89-2.30) | 34 (4.2) | 0.67 (0.44-0.89) | 363 (3.6) | 0.21 (0.19-0.23) | 6 (4.1) | 0.02 (0.00-0.04) |
| Inflammatory conditionb | 146 (2.1) | 0.77 (0.64-0.89) | 18 (2.2) | 0.35 (0.19-0.52) | 414 (4.1) | 0.24 (0.22-0.26) | 10 (6.8) | 0.04 (0.01-0.06) |
| Laceration | 29 (0.4) | 0.15 (0.10-0.21) | 4 (0.5) | 0.08 (0.00-0.16) | 59 (0.6) | 0.03 (0.03-0.04) | 0 | 0.00 |
| Nerve injury | 194 (2.8) | 1.02 (0.88-1.16) | 16 (2.0) | 0.31 (0.16-0.47) | 200 (2.0) | 0.12 (0.10-0.13) | 1 (0.7) | <0.01 (0.00-0.01) |
| Spasm | 69 (1.0) | 0.36 (0.28-0.45) | 2 (0.2) | 0.04 (0.00-0.09) | 177 (1.8) | 0.10 (0.09-0.12) | 3 (2.1) | 0.01 (0.00-0.02) |
| Sprain | 2755 (39.2) | 14.50 (13.96-15.04) | 289 (36.0) | 5.66 (5.01-6.31) | 2488 (24.6) | 1.44 (1.39-1.50) | 35 (24.0) | 0.14 (0.09-0.18) |
| Strain | 852 (12.1) | 4.48 (4.18-4.78) | 126 (15.7) | 2.47 (2.04-2.90) | 2624 (26.0) | 1.52 (1.46-1.58) | 35 (24.0) | 0.14 (0.09-0.18) |
| Subluxation | 212 (3) | 1.12 (0.97-1.27) | 28 (3.5) | 0.55 (0.35-0.75) | 409 (4.0) | 0.24 (0.21-0.26) | 3 (2.1) | 0.01 (0.00-0.02) |
| Other | 303 (4.3) | 1.59 (1.41-1.77) | 57 (7.1) | 1.12 (0.83-1.41) | 1174 (11.6) | 0.68 (0.64-0.72) | 34 (23.3) | 0.13 (0.09-0.18) |
| Total | 7020 (100.0) | 36.94 (36.08-37.81) | 802 (100.0) | 15.71 (14.62-16.80) | 10,107 (100.0) | 5.86 (5.74-5.97) | 146 (100.0) | 0.57 (0.48-0.66) |
aData originate from the Datalys Center for Sports Injury Research and Prevention Injury Surveillance Program, 2004-2005 to 2008-2009. AE, athlete-exposure; NCAA, National Collegiate Athletic Association.
bInflammatory condition includes the following diagnoses from the NCAA Injury Surveillance Program: tendinopathy, synovitis, bursitis, arthritis/chondromalacia, exostosis, myositis ossificans, capsulitis, and inflammation (general).