# Epidemiology of Injury Compilants in Elite Sprinting Athletes in Athletics (Track and Field)
## 3 Results
### Injury Characteristics
\begin{table}
\begin{tabular}{l c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c} \hline \hline  & \multicolumn{4}{c}{**Lifetime Injury Complaints**} & \multicolumn{4}{c}{**Injury Complaints during the**} & \multicolumn{4}{c}{**Injury Complaints at the Time of**} \\  & \multicolumn{4}{c}{**One-Year Period before the Survey**} & \multicolumn{4}{c}{**the Survey**} \\ \hline  & \multicolumn{1}{c}{**Total**} & \multicolumn{1}{c}{**Female**} & \multicolumn{1}{c}{**Male**} & \multicolumn{1}{c}{**Male**} & \multicolumn{1}{c}{**Total**} & \multicolumn{1}{c}{**Female**} & \multicolumn{1}{c}{**Male**} & \multicolumn{1}{c}{**Male**} & \multicolumn{1}{c}{**Female**} & \multicolumn{1}{c}{**Male**} \\ \cline{2-13}  & \multicolumn{1}{c}{**Athletes**} & \multicolumn{1}{c}{**Athletes**} & \multicolumn{1}{c}{**Athletes**} & \multicolumn{1}{c}{**Total**} & \multicolumn{1}{c}{**Athletes**} & \multicolumn{1}{c}{**Athletes**} & \multicolumn{1}{c}{**Athletes**} & \multicolumn{1}{c}{**Athletes**} & \multicolumn{1}{c}{**Athletes**} \\ \hline Total (n (\%)) & 302 & (100.0) & 142 & (100.0) & 160 & (100.0) & 84 & (100.0) & 37 & (100.0) & 47 & (100.0) & 17 & (100.0) & 11 & (100.0) & 6 & (100.0) \\ \hline
**Location** & & & & & & & & & & & & & & & & & \\ \hline Head and neck & 2 & (0.6) & 1 & (0.7) & 1 & (0.6) & 0 & (0.0) & 0 & (0.0) & 0 & (0.0) & 0 & (0.0) & 0 & (0.0) \\ \hline Upper extremity & 9 & (3.0) & 3 & (2.1) & 6 & (3.8) & 0 & (0.0) & 0 & (0.0) & 0 & (0.0) & 0 & (0.0) & 0 & (0.0) & 0 & (0.0) \\ \hline Trunk & 11 & (3.6) & 2 & (1.4) & 9 & (5.6) & 5 & (6.0) & 2 & (5.4) & 3 & (6.4) & 1 & (5.9) & 1 & (9.1) & 0 & (0.0) \\ \hline Hip and groin & 11 & (3.6) & 6 & (4.2) & 5 & (3.1) & 4 & (4.8) & 3 & (8.1) & 1 & (2.1) & 1 & (5.9) & 1 & (9.1) & 0 & (0.0) \\ \hline Hamstrings & 101 & (33.4) & 44 & (31.0) & 57 & (35.6) & 31 & (36.9) & 17 & (45.9) & 14 & (29.8) & 7 & (41.2) & 5 & (45.5) & 2 & (33.3) \\ \hline Quadriceps & 13 & (4.3) & 7 & (4.9) & 6 & (3.8) & 1 & (1.2) & 0 & (0.0) & 1 & (2.1) & 1 & (5.9) & 0 & (0.0) & 1 & (16.7) \\ \hline Adductors & 9 & (3.0) & 1 & (0.7) & 8 & (5.0) & 2 & (2.4) & 0 & (0.0) & 2 & (4.3) & 0 & (0.0) & 0 & (0.0) & 0 & (0.0) \\ \hline Knee & 38 & (12.6) & 25 & (17.6) & 13 & (8.1) & 8 & (9.5) & 5 & (13.5) & 3 & (6.4) & 1 & (5.9) & 1 & (9.1) & 0 & (0.0) \\ \hline Lower leg & 35 & (11.6) & 16 & (11.3) & 19 & (11.9) & 14 & (16.7) & 3 & (8.1) & 11 & (23.4) & 0 & (0.0) & 0 & (0.0) & 0 & (0.0) \\ \hline Ankle & 48 & (15.9) & 27 & (19.0) & 21 & (13.1) & 14 & (16.7) & 6 & (16.2) & 8 & (17.0) & 4 & (23.5) & 2 & (18.2) & 2 & (33.3) \\ \hline Foot & 25 & (8.3) & 10 & (7.0) & 15 & (9.4) & 5 & (6.0) & 1 & (2.7) & 4 & (8.5) & 2 & (11.8) & 1 & (9.1) & 1 & (16.7) \\ \hline
**Type** & & & & & & & & & & & & & & & & & \\ \hline Muscle & 148 & (49.0) & 67 & (47.2) & 81 & (50.6) & 42 & (50.0) & 21 & (56.8) & 21 & (44.7) & 7 & (41.2) & 5 & (45.5) & 2 & (33.3) \\ \hline Tendon & 55 & (18.2) & 23 & (16.2) & 32 & (20.0) & 16 & (19.0) & 5 & (13.5) & 11 & (23.4) & 3 & (17.6) & 2 & (18.2) & 1 & (16.7) \\ \hline Ligament & 44 & (14.6) & 30 & (21.1) & 14 & (8.8) & 14 & (16.7) & 6 & (16.2) & 8 & (17.0) & 4 & (23.5) & 2 & (18.2) & 2 & (33.3) \\ \hline Bone & 35 & (11.6) & 17 & (12.0) & 18 & (11.3) & 6 & (7.1) & 4 & (10.8) & 2 & (4.3) & 2 & (11.8) & 2 & (18.2) & 0 & (0.0) \\ \hline Articular & 6 & (2.0) & 1 & (0.7) & 5 & (3.1) & 0 & (0.0) & 0 & (0.0) & 0 & (0.0) & 0 & (0.0) & 0 & (0.0) & 0 & (0.0) \\ \hline Nerve & 3 & (1.0) & 0 & (0.0) & 3 & (1.9) & 0 & (0.0) & 0 & (0.0) & 0 & (0.0) & 0 & (0.0) & 0 & (0.0) \\ \hline Skin & 1 & (0.3) & 0 & (0.0) & 1 & (0.6) & 1 & (1.2) & 0 & (0.0) & 1 & (2.1) & 1 & (5.9) & 0 & (0.0) & 1 & (16.7) \\ \hline Others & 10 & (3.3) & 4 & (2.8) & 6 & (3.8) & 5 & (6.0) & 1 & (2.7) & 4 & (8.5) & 0 & (0.0) & 0 & (0.0) & 0 & (0.0) \\ \hline
**Circumstances** & & & & & & & & & & & & & & & & \\ \hline Training & 210 & (69.5) & 106 & (74.6) & 104 & (65.0) & 65 & (77.4) & 26 & (70.3) & 39 & (83.0) & 11 & (64.7) & 6 & (54.5) & 5 & (83.3) \\ \hline Competition & 92 & (30.5) & 36 & (25.4) & 56 & (35.0) & 19 & (22.6) & 11 & (29.7) & 8 & (17.0) & 6 & (35.3) & 5 & (45.5) & 1 & (16.7) \\ \hline
**Mode of onset** & & & & & & & & & & & & & & & \\ \hline Sudden & 203 & (67.2) & 93 & (65.5) & 110 & (68.8) & 51 & (60.7) & 27 & (73.0) & 24 & (51.1) & 13 & (76.5) & 9 & (81.8) & 4 & (66.7) \\ \hline Gradual & 98 & (32.5) & 49 & (34.5) &