Table 1 Characteristics of foot and ankle injuries in sport tournaments during the Athens 2004 Olympic Games.
From: Foot and ankle injuries during the Athens 2004 Olympic Games
| Â | No. of injured athletes | No. of all injuries according to sport | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  | Total | Male/Female | Soccer M/F | Handball M/F | Basketball M/F | Apparatus work – Gymnastic M/F | Obstacle race M/F | Volleyball M/F | Weight lifting M/F | Horse – riding M/F |
Type of injury | 624 | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Soft tissue injuries | 525 | 365/160 | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Achilles tendinitis | 153 | 101/52 | 31/13 | 23/5 | 21/16 | 12/15 | 11/2 | 3/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 |
Ankle sprains | 138 | 100/38 | 28/9 | 16/7 | 13/10 | 7/9 | 19/2 | 17/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 |
Peroneal tendinitis | 64 | 48/16 | 12/3 | 8/2 | 7/4 | 4/3 | 9/2 | 5/1 | 3/1 | 0/0 |
Nail infections/injuries | 52 | 39/13 | 11/2 | 6/1 | 7/3 | 3/5 | 5/1 | 5/1 | 0/0 | 2/0 |
Lesser toes sprains | 45 | 31/14 | 9/2 | 8/3 | 10/6 | 2/3 | 0/0 | 2/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 |
Tibialis anterior tendinitis | 28 | 19/9 | 4/1 | 3/0 | 2/1 | 3/2 | 2/3 | 1/1 | 4/1 | 0/0 |
Shin splints | 13 | 8/5 | 0/0 | 1/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 3/3 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 4/2 |
Skin infections | 11 | 7/4 | 2/0 | 1/0 | 2/1 | 0/0 | 1/2 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 |
Turf toe | 8 | 5/3 | 2/1 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 2/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 |
Morton neuroma | 6 | 2/4 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 0/1 | 0/1 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 1/0 | 0/0 |
Hind-foot sprains | 5 | 3/2 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/1 | 2/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 |
Plantar plate rupture | 2 | 2/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 |
Bony injuries | 99 | 58/41 | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Stress fractures | 29 | 18/11 | 3/1 | 5/2 | 6/2 | 2/4 | 2/2 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 |
Hallux rigidus | 21 | 18/3 | 3/0 | 2/0 | 5/1 | 0/1 | 6/1 | 2/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 |
Hallux valgus | 18 | 2/16 | 0/3 | 0/5 | 1/6 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 |
Accessory bone injuries | 9 | 7/2 | 2/0 | 0/1 | 3/0 | 1/0 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 |
Latelar malleolus fractures | 7 | 4/3 | 1/0 | 1/2 | 1/0 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 |
Sesamoid fractures | 3 | 2/1 | 1/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1/0 | 0/0 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 |
5th metatarsal tubercule fractures | 3 | 2/1 | 1/0 | 0/1 | 1/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 |
Bimalleolar fractures | 2 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1/0 |
Pilon fractures | 2 | 2/0 | 1/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1/0 |
Freiberg's disease | 2 | 0/2 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/1 | 0/0 |
Proximal phalanx hallux echondroma | 1 | 1/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 |
Total | Â | Â | 112/37 | 75/30 | 82/53 | 36/48 | 63/21 | 39/7 | 8/3 | 8/2 |