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. 2022 Apr 1;17(3):420–433. doi: 10.26603/001c.32589

Table 3. Number of cases, incidence, time loss and burden by injury location. Greater detail is provided for selected (common) diagnoses.

Body Area OSICS 13 Diagnosis Cases Total TL days TL mean 95% CI mean TL SD Incidence 95% CI
Head All 4.0 0.0 0.0 [0.0-0.0] 0.0 0.0 [0.0,0.0]
Neck All 8.0 35.0 4.4 [0.0-11.6] 10.2 0.0 [0.0, 0.1]
Shoulder All 11.0 15.0 1.4 [0.0-4.0] 4.2 0.1 [0.0-0.1]
Elbow All 3.0 100.0 33.3 [0.0-100.0] 57.7 0.0 [0.0-0.0]
Wrist All 8.0 52.0 6.5 [0.0-19.5] 18.4 0.0 [0.0-0.0]
Hand All 4.0 0.0 0.0 [0.0-0.0] 0.0 0.0 [0.0-0.0]
Chest All 5.0 21.0 4.2 [0.0-12.6] 9.4 0.0 [0.0-0.1]
Thoracic spine All 6.0 101.0 16.8 [0.2-49.2] 39.3 0.0 [0.0-0.1]
Lumbosacral All 43.0 419.0 9.7 [1.5-22.6] 37.6 0.2 [0.2-0.3]
Abdomen All 2.0 1.0 - - 0.7 0.0 [0.0-0.0]
Hip/groin All 41.0 755.0 18.4 [6.5-33.9] 45.2 0.2 [0.1-0.3]
Hip flexor muscle strain 7.0 76.0 10.9 [5.1-17.1] 8.8 0.0 [0.0-0.1]
Hip and Groin Muscle Strain/Tear 3.0 3.0 1.0 [0.0-3.0] 1.7 0.0 [0.0-0.0]
Iliopsoas tendinopathy/bursitis 3.0 40.0 13.3 [0.0-27.0] 13.5 0.0 [0.0-0.0]
Osteitis pubis 3.0 233.0 77.7 [0.0-233.0] 134.5 0.0 [0.0-0.0]
Hip joint sprain/jar 4.0 18.0 4.5 [0.0-13.5] 9.0 0.0 [0.0-0.0]
Thigh All 128.0 1830.0 14.3 [10.6-18.6] 23.5 0.6 [0.5-0.7]
Hamstring strain/tear 62.0 1165.0 18.8 [15.4-22.2] 13.8 0.3 [0.0-0.0]
  Thigh Muscle Spasm/Trigger Points 12.0 2.0 0.2 [0.0-0.5] 0.6 0.1 [0.0-0.1]
  Rectus femoris strain 5.0 193.0 38.6 [1.4-99.6] 66.8 0.0 [0.0-0.1]
  Adductor longus strain 4.0 174.0 43.5 [2.0-92.5] 56.7 0.0 [0.0-0.0]
  Hamstring origin tendinopathy 7.0 8.0 1.1 [0.0-3.4] 3.0 0.0 [0.0-0.1]
Knee All 51.0 406.0 8.0 [2.7-14.9] 22.8 0.2 [0.2-0.3]
  Patellar tendinopathy 6.0 106.0 17.7 [0.0-53.0] 43.3 0.0 [0.0-0.1]
  Iliotibial band syndrome 4.0 121.0 30.2 [0.0-90.8] 60.5 0.0 [0.0-0.0]
  Patellofemoral joint chondral pain 5.0 0.0 0.0 [0.0-0.0] 0.0 0.0 [0.0-0.1]
  Knee posterolateral complex str/tear 3.0 10.0 3.3 [0.0-6.0] 3.1 0.0 [0.0-0.0]
Lower leg All 84.0 1183.0 14.1 [8.4-20.7] 29.7 0.4 [0.3-0.5]
Gastrocnemius muscle injury/strain 6.0 46.0 7.7 [1.0-16.4] 10.9 0.0 [0.0-0.0]
  Soleus muscle strain 19.0 476.0 25.1 [15.0-37.1] 24.8 0.1 [0.1-0.1]
  Calf muscle cramps/spasm 9.0 12.0 1.3 [0.0-2.9] 2.4 0.0 [0.0-0.1]
  Medial Tibial Stress Syndrome 4.0 0.0 0.0 [0.0-0.0] 0.0 0.0 [0.0-0.0]
  Achilles tendinopathy 25.0 461.0 18.4 [5.2-34.8] 38.8 0.1 [0.1-0.2]
Ankle All 36.0 771.0 21.4 [7.4-39.9] 51.4 0.2 [0.1-0.2]
  Ankle anterior impingement 5.0 91.0 18.2 [0.0-47.4] 31.6 0.0 [0.0-0.1]
  Posterior impingement ankle 6.0 0.0 0.0 [0.0-0.0] 0.0 0.0 [0.0-0.1]
  Ankle synovitis/Impingement/Bursitis 2.0 6.0 - - 4.2 0.0 [0.0-0.0]
Foot All 61.0 766.0 12.4 [5.4-21.0] 32.5 0.3 [0.2-0.4]
  Tibialis posterior tendinopathy 5.0 42.0 8.4 [0.0-23.2] 16.1 0.0 [0.0-0.1]
Stress reactions/fractures in foot 9.0 335 37.2 [3.3-71.1] 51.9 0.0 [0.0-0.0]

* Incidence expressed as number of new cases per 365 athlete days, CI=confidence interval, TL=time loss, SD=standard deviation.