# Epidemiology of Injury Compilants in Elite Sprinting Athletes in Athletics (Track and Field)
## 3 Results
### Injury Characteristics
\begin{table}
\begin{tabular}{c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c} \hline \hline  & \multicolumn{4}{c}{**Total Lifetime**} & \multicolumn{4}{c}{**Injuries**} & \multicolumn{4}{c}{**Muscle**} & \multicolumn{4}{c}{**Tendon**} & \multicolumn{4}{c}{**Ligament**} & \multicolumn{4}{c}{**Bone**} & \multicolumn{4}{c}{**Articular**} & \multicolumn{4}{c}{**Nerve**} & \multicolumn{4}{c}{**Skin**} & \multicolumn{4}{c}{**Others**} \\ \hline \multicolumn{12}{c}{**Total**} \\ \hline Total lifetime injuries & 302 & (100.0) & 148 & (49.0) & 55 & (18.2) & 44 & (14.6) & 35 & (11.6) & 6 & (2.0) & 3 & (1.0) & 1 & (0.3) & 10 & (3.3) \\ \hline Head and neck & 2 & (0.7) & 1 & (0.3) & 0 & (0.0) & 0 & (0.0) & 0 & (0.0) & 0 & (0.0) & 1 & (0.3) & 0 & (0.0) & 0 & (0.0) \\ \hline Upper extremity & 9 & (3.0) & 1 & (0.3) & 2 & (0.7) & 3 & (1.0) & 2 & (0.7) & 1 & (0.3) & 0 & (0.0) & 0 & (0.0) & 0 & (0.0) \\ \hline Trunk & 11 & (3.6) & 5 & (1.7) & 1 & (0.3) & 0 & (0.0) & 3 & (1.0) & 0 & (0.0) & 0 & (0.0) & 0 & (0.0) & 2 & (0.7) \\ \hline Hip and groin & 11 & (3.6) & 5 & (1.7) & 2 & (0.7) & 0 & (0.0) & 2 & (0.7) & 0 & (0.0) & 1 & (0.3) & 0 & (0.0) & 1 & (0.3) \\ \hline Hamstrings & 101 & (33.4) & 94 & (31.1) & 5 & (1.7) & 1 & (0.3) & 0 & (0.0) & 0 & (0.0) & 0 & (0.0) & 0 & (0.0) & 1 & (0.3) \\ \hline Quadriceps & 13 & (4.3) & 13 & (4.3) & 0 & (0.0) & 0 & (0.0) & 0 & (0.0) & 0 & (0.0) & 0 & (0.0) & 0 & (0.0) & 0 & (0.0) \\ \hline Addductors & 9 & (3.0) & 8 & (2.6) & 1 & (0.3) & 0 & (0.0) & 0 & (0.0) & 0 & (0.0) & 0 & (0.0) & 0 & (0.0) & 0 & (0.0) \\ \hline Knee & 38 & (12.6) & 3 & (1.0) & 20 & (6.6) & 5 & (1.7) & 4 & (1.3) & 5 & (1.7) & 0 & (0.0) & 0 & (0.0) & 1 & (0.3) \\ \hline Lower leg & 35 & (11.6) & 14 & (4.6) & 15 & (5.0) & 0 & (0.0) & 5 & (1.7) & 0 & (0.0) & 0 & (0.0) & 0 & (0.0) & 1 & (0.3) \\ \hline Ankle & 48 & (15.9) & 2 & (0.7) & 2 & (0.7) & 35 & (11.6) & 6 & (2.0) & 0 & (0.0) & 0 & (0.0) & 0 & (0.0) & 3 & (1.0) \\ \hline Foot & 25 & (8.3) & 2 & (0.7) & 7 & (2.3) & 0 & (0.0) & 13 & (4.3) & 0 & (0.0) & 1 & (0.3) & 1 & (0.3) & 1 & (0.3) \\ \hline \multicolumn{12}{c}{**Female athletes**} \\ \hline Total lifetime injuries & 142 & (100.0) & 67 & (47.2) & 23 & (16.2) & 30 & (21.1) & 17 & (12.0) & 1 & (0.7) & 0 & (0.0) & 0 & (0.0) & 4 & (2.8) \\ \hline Head and neck & 1 & (0.7) & 1 & (0.7) & 0 & (0.0) & 0 & (0.0) & 0 & (0.0) & 0 & (0.0) & 0 & (0.0) & 0 & (0.0) \\ \hline Upper extremity & 3 & (2.1) & 0 & (0.0) & 0 & (0.0) & 2 & (1.4) & 1 & (0.7) & 0 & (0.0) & 0 & (0.0) & 0 & (0.0) & 0 & (0.0) \\ \hline Trunk & 2 & (1.4) & 2 & (1.4) & 0 & (0.0) & 0 & (0.0) & 0 & (0.0) & 0 & (0.0) & 0 & (0.0) & 0 & (0.0) & 0 & (0.0) \\ \hline Hip and groin & 6 & (4.2) & 3 & (2.1) & 1 & (0.7) & 0 & (0.0) & 1 & (0.7) & 0 & (0.0) & 0 & (0.0) & 0 & (0.0) & 1 & (0.7) \\ \hline Hamstrings & 44 & (31.0) & 41 & (28.9) & 2 & (1.4) & 1 & (0.7) & 0 & (0.0) & 0 & (0.0) & 0 & (0.0) & 0 & (0.0) & 0 & (0.0) \\ \hline Quadriceps & 7 & (4.9) & 7 & (4.9) & 0 & (0.0) & 0 & (0.0) & 0 & (0.0) & 0 & (0.0) & 0 & (0.0) & 0 & (0.0) & 0 & (0.0) \\ \hline Adductors & 1 & (0.7) & 1 & (0.7) & 0 & (0.0) & 0 & (0.