# Designing and Conducting an Injury Study in Amateur Badminton Players
## 3 Results  
### Site of Injuries during Competition and Training  
The results detailing the injury sites during competition are presented in Table 2, while those from training sessions are in Table 3.  
\begin{table}
\begin{tabular}{c c c c} \hline \hline  & **Total (\(n=504\))** & **Male (\(n=302\))** & **Female (\(n=202\))** \\ \hline Head & 16 (2.07) & 7 (1.44) & 9 (3.16) \\ \hline Face & 40 (5.18) & 18 (3.70) & 22 (7.72) \\ \hline Neck & 35 (4.53) & 24 (4.93) & 11 (3.86) \\ \hline Sternum & 1 (0.13) & 0 (0.00) & 1 (0.35) \\ \hline Ribs & 9 (1.17) & 7 (1.44) & 2 (0.70) \\ \hline Clavicle & 3 (0.39) & 1 (0.21) & 2 (0.70) \\ \hline Abdomen & 2 (0.26) & 1 (0.21) & 1 (0.35) \\ \hline Back & 5 (0.65) & 5 (1.03) & 0 (0.00) \\ \hline Waist & 92 (11.92) & 59 (12.11) & 33 (11.58) \\ \hline Hip & 28 (3.63) & 16 (3.29) & 12 (4.21) \\ \hline \hline \end{tabular}
\end{table}
Table 2: Site of injuries during competition.  
\begin{table}
\begin{tabular}{c c c c} \hline \hline  & **Total (_n_ = 504)** & **Male (_n_ = 302)** & **Female (_n_ = 202)** \\ \hline Shoulder & 89 (11.53) & 59 (12.11) & 30 (10.53) \\ \hline Scapula & 10 (1.30) & 6 (1.23) & 4 (1.40) \\ \hline Upper arms & 5 (0.65) & 3 (0.62) & 2 (0.70) \\ \hline Elbow & 64 (8.29) & 42 (8.62) & 22 (7.72) \\ \hline Forearm & 8 (1.04) & 6 (1.23) & 2 (0.70) \\ \hline Wrist & 52 (6.74) & 31 (6.37) & 21 (7.37) \\ \hline Hand & 4 (0.52) & 1 (0.21) & 3 (1.05) \\ \hline Finger & 14 (1.81) & 6 (1.23) & 8 (2.81) \\ \hline Pelvic & 11 (1.42) & 7 (1.44) & 4 (1.40) \\ \hline Thigh/groin & 29 (3.76) & 21 (4.31) & 8 (2.81) \\ \hline Knee & 89 (11.53) & 59 (12.11) & 30 (10.53) \\ \hline Calf & 53 (6.87) & 32 (6.57) & 21 (7.37) \\ \hline Ankle & 90 (11.66) & 62 (12.73) & 28 (9.82) \\ \hline Foot & 15 (1.94) & 10 (2.05) & 5 (1.75) \\ \hline Toe & 8 (1.04) & 4 (0.82) & 4 (1.40) \\ \hline Total & 772 (100) & 487 (100) & 285 (100) \\ \hline \multicolumn{3}{c}{Case (\%)} \\ \hline \hline \end{tabular}
\end{table}
Table 2: _Cont._  
\begin{table}
\begin{tabular}{c c c c} \hline \hline  & **Total (_n_ = 504)** & **Male (_n_ = 302)** & **Female (_n_ = 202)** \\ \hline Head & 15 (1.66) & 9 (1.62) & 6 (1.73) \\ \hline Face & 44 (4.88) & 16 (2.88) & 28 (8.09) \\ \hline Neck & 26 (2.89) & 16 (2.88) & 10 (2.89) \\ \hline Sternum & 1 (0.11) & 0 (0.00) & 1 (0.29) \\ \hline Ribs & 9 (1.00) & 9 (1.62) & 0 (0.00) \\ \hline Clavicle & 2 (0.22) & 0 (0.00) & 2 (0.58) \\ \hline Abdomen & 3 (0.33) & 2 (0.36) & 1 (0.29) \\ \hline Back & 112 (12.43) & 72 (12.97) & 40 (11.56) \\ \hline Waist & 8 (0.89) & 5 (0.90) & 3 (0.87) \\ \hline Hip & 35 (3.88) & 19 (3.42) & 16 (4.62) \\ \hline Shoulder & 110 (12.21) & 77 (13.87) & 33 (9.54) \\ \hline Scapula & 7 (0.78) & 6 (1.08) & 1 (0.29) \\ \hline Upper arms & 3 (0.33) & 1 (0.18) & 2 (0.58) \\ \hline Elbow & 83 (9.21) & 59 (10.63) & 24 (6.94) \\ \hline Forearm & 3 (0.33) & 0 (0.00) & 3 (0.87) \\ \hline Wrist & 72 (7.99) & 40 (7.21) & 32 (9.25) \\ \hline Hand & 5 (0.55) & 3 (0.54) & 2 (0.58) \\ \hline Finger & 23 (2.55) & 9 (1.62) & 14 (4.05) \\ \hline Pelvic & 16 (1.78) & 7 (1.26) & 9 (2.60) \\ \hline Thigh/groin & 24 (2.66) & 18 (3.24) & 6 (1.73) \\ \hline \hline \end{tabular}
\end{table}
Table 3: Site of injuries during training.  
During competitions, the most frequently injured body parts were the waist (11.92%), ankle (11.66%), and both knees and shoulders (11.53%). For males, the primary sites were the ankle (12.73%), waist, shoulder, and knee (12.11% each), whereas for females, the waist (11.58%), shoulder, and knee (10.53% each) were predominant.  
In training contexts, the back and knee (12.43%) and the shoulder (12.21%) were most susceptible to injuries. Among males, injuries were most common at the knee (14.23%), shoulder (13.87%), and back (12.97%). Females most frequently experienced injuries to the back (11.56%), ankle (10.98%), and both the shoulder and knee (9.54%).