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Table 5 Relationship between running-related injuries around the medial lower leg and foot strike patterns

From: Epidemiology of adolescent runners: non-rearfoot strike is associated with the Achilles tendon and lower leg injury

Group

Yes [N]

No [N]

Total [N]

Prevalence [%]

NRFS

37

50

87

42.5

RFS

26

69

95

27.4

Total

63

119

182

34.6

χ2[1] = 4.612, P = 0.03, φ= 0.159

IRR: 1.554 [1.033, 2.338]

  1. IRR Injury risk ratio, NRFS Non-rearfoot strike, RFS Rearfoot strike
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BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation

ISSN: 2052-1847

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