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Table 1 Top three injuries in the differentsports with reference to injury rate among all athletes and injuries

From: Epidemiology of injuries in racket sports: a cross-sectional study of specific injuries within one olympic cycle

 

Most common injuries

N (Injuries)

Specific injury rate in relation to all injuries

Injuries/Olympiade/Injuries

Specific injury rate in relation to athletes

Injuries/Olympiade/Athlete

% (of all athletes with specific injury)

Badminton

1) Upper ankle joint- ligament injury

45

14

0,027

14

2) Foot - ligament injury

44

13

0,027

13

3) Knee - unspecified injury

24

7

0,015

7

Tennis

1) Fibula - muscle injury

19

13

0,021

10

2) Shoulder - unspecified injury

14

9

0,015

8

3) Foot - ligament injury

12

8

0,013

7

Table tennis

1) Shoulder - unspecified injury

19

13

0,019

9

2) Knee - mensicus injury

14

9

0,014

7

3) Upper ankle joint- ligament injury

11

7

0,011

5