Table 6.
(Inter)national comparison of injury type
| References | League(s), Nr. of team(s) of the respective league | Season(s), n = number of included seasons | Muscle/tendon injuries % and IR per 1000 football hours | Joint/ligament injuries % and IR per 1000 football hours | Contusion injuries % and IR per 1000 football hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current study media-based |
1st German 18/18 |
2014/15–2020/21 n = 7 |
49 2.7 |
16 0.9 |
13 0.7 |
| Bjorneboe, Bahr [6] |
1st Norwegian 14/14 |
2002–2007 n = 6 |
45 2.1 |
27 1.3 |
14 0.7 |
| Noya Salces, Gomez-Carmona [9] |
1st Spanish 20/20 |
2008/09 n = 1 |
54 3.0 |
24 1.4 |
14 0.8 |
| Stubbe, van Beijsterveldt [3] |
1st Dutch 8/18 |
2009/10 n = 1 |
39 2.3 |
19 1.2 |
18 1.1 |
| Hagglund, Walden [32] |
1st Swedish 11/14 |
2005 n = 1 |
44 3.4 |
19 1.5 |
18 1.4 |
| Hagglund, Walden [8] |
1st Swedish 12/14 |
2001 and 2002 n = 2 |
22 1.7 |
16 1.2 |
15 1.2 |
| Hagglund, Walden [7] |
1st Danish 8/12 |
January–June 2001 2nd leg of one season |
21 3.0 |
23 3.3 |
14 2.1 |
|
Ekstrand, Hagglund [1] UEFA-ECIS |
UEFA Champions League (the best 1st league clubs of 10 European countries) |
2001/02–2008/09 n = 8 |
43 3.4 |
26 2.1 |
17 1.3 |
| aus der Fünten, Faude [4] |
1st and 2nd German, 5/18 1st, 2/18 2nd league |
2008/09–2009/10 2nd legs of two seasons |
42/34 2.5/2.2 |
27/30 1.6/1.9 |
19/17 1.1/1.1 |
IR injury incidence rate; ECIS Elite Club Injury Study of the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA)