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Table 2 Location and diagnosis of injuries

From: Injuries in male and female semi-professional football (soccer) players in Nigeria: prospective study of a National Tournament

Location and diagnosis

Males

All n (%)

Time-loss n (%)

Females

All n (%)

Time-loss n (%)

Head/neck

20 (17)

4 (25)

9 (18)

1 (16.6)

 Concussion

3

2

5

1

 Contusion

11

1

4

0

 Laceration/abrasion

6

1

0

Upper limb

7 (6)

0 (0)

6 (12)

0 (0)

 Contusion

6

0

0

 Sprain

1

0

3

0

 Strain

0

2

0

 Dislocation

0

1

0

Trunk

8 (7)

1 (6)

4 (8)

0 (0)

 Contusion

8

1

2

0

 Sprain

0

1

0

 Strain

0

1

0

Hip/groin

5 (4)

1 (6)

3 (6)

1 (16.6)

 Contusion

3

0

0

 Sprain

0

1

0

 Strain

2

1

2

1

Thigh

7 (6)

1 (6)

4 (8)

1 (16.6)

 Strain

2

1

2

1

 Contusion

4

0

2

0

 Muscle cramp

1

0

0

Knee

18 (16)

3 (19)

10 (20)

1 (16.6)

 Sprain

10

3

9

1

 Contusion

8

0

1

0

Lower leg

29 (25)

2 (13)

3 (6)

0 (0)

 Contusion

22

0

0

 Muscle cramp

5

1

0

 Strain

2

1

3

0

Ankle

21 (18)

4 (25)

5 (10)

1 (16.6)

 Sprain

15

3

4

1

 Contusion

5

0

0

 Strain

0

1

0

 Subluxation

1

1

0

Foot/toe

1 (1)

0 (0)

6 (12)

1 (16.6)

 Contusion

1

0

5

0

 Sprain

0

1

1

 Total

116

16

50

6