TABLE 4.
Injury rate (no. of injuries per player season), with respect to location (OSICS 10) by age category and maturity status (Academy players). NS: No statistically significant differences. Data are presented as mean (95% CI).
| Total | ANOVA (P) | Academy (Youth) Total | ANOVA (P) | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Youth | Adults | Total | Position | Category | Immature | Mature | Total | Position | Maturity | |||
| Ankle | 0.21 (0.12-0.30) |
0.45 (0.24-0.66) |
0.26 (0.17-0.34) |
NS | 0.03 | 0.24 (0.08-0.38) |
0.20 (0.09-0.30) |
0.21 (0.12-0.30) |
NS | NS | ||
| Head | 0.02 (0.00-0.05) |
0.13 (0.00-0.25) |
0.04 (0.01-0.07) |
NS | 0.01 | 0.00(-) | 0.04 (0.00-0.08) |
0.02 (0.00-0.05) |
NS | NS | ||
| Apophysitis | 0.07 (0.01-0.12) |
0.00(-) | 0.05 (0.01-0.10) |
NS | NS | 0.14 (0.00-0.27 |
0.02 (0.00-0.06) |
0.07 (0.01-0.12) |
NS | 0.04 | ||
| Knee | 0.14 (0.07-0.22) |
0.29 (0.04-0.54) |
0.17 (0.09-0.25) |
0.01 | NS | 0.10 (0.01-0.18) |
0.17 (0.06-0.29) |
0.14 (0.07-0.22) |
0.01 | NS | ||
| Lumbar | 0.13 (0.06-0.19) |
0.06 (0.00-0.20) |
0.12 (0.06-0.17) |
NS | NS | 0.12 (0.01-0.22) |
0.13 (0.05-0.22) |
0.13 (0.06-0.19) |
NS | NS | ||
| Shoulder | 0.07 (0.02-0.11) |
0.03 (0.00-0.10) |
0.06 (0.02-0.10) |
NS | NS | 0.02 (0.00-0.06) |
0.10 (0.03-0.17) |
0.07 (0.02-0.11) |
NS | NS | ||
| Thigh | 0.14 (0.06-0.21) |
0.32 (0.07-0.58) |
0.17 (0.10-0.25) |
NS | 0.05 | 0.18 (0.02-0.33) |
0.11 (0.04-0.18) |
0.14 (0.06-0.21) |
NS | NS | ||
| Wrist-Hand | 0.15 (0.09-0.21) |
0.06 (0.00-0.16) |
0.13 (0.08-0.19) |
NS | NS | 0.16 (0.05-0.26) |
0.15 (0.07-0.23) |
0.15 (0.09-0.21) |
NS | NS | ||