Prevailing Injuries among Senior High Students-Athletes in the Akuapem Municipality
Table 4.
Difference in the number of games played and type ofinjuries sustained
| Injury Type | No. of Games Played | Percentage | Mean Rank | | Sprain | 1 | 15.7% | 281.37 | | 2 | 16.2% | 297.54 | | 3 | 18.3% | 316.38 | | 4 | 21.7% | 367.59 | | 5 | 27.8% | 458.53 | | Total | 100% | | | Strain | 1 | 14.8% | 270.21 | | 2 | 17.6% | 303.11 | | 3 | 19.4% | 339.56 | | 4 | 21.3% | 350.51 | | 5 | 26.9% | 438.05 | | Total | 100% | | | Dislocation | 1 | 18.2% | 295.20 | | 2 | 17.2% | 290.65 | | 3 | 20.2% | 328.26 | | 4 | 21.2% | 345.20 | | 5 | 23.2% | 371.55 | | Total | 100 | | | Fracture | 1 | 18.6% | 295.42 | | 2 | 19.6% | 299.75 | | 3 | 20.6% | 316.69 | | 4 | 23.7% | 359.55 | | 5 | 17.5% | 290.32 | | Total | 100% | | | Nose Bleeding | 1 | 17% | 286.33 | | 2 | 17% | 299.69 | | 3 | 19.2% | 320.57 | | 4 | 23.7% | 352.03 | | 5 | 25.5% | 393.00 | | Total | 100% | | | Muscle Cramps | 1 | 20.1% | 311.22 | | 2 | 19.4% | 296.93 | | 3 | 19.4% | 302.75 | | 4 | 20.2% | 313.17 | | 5 | 20.9% | 335.29 | | Total | 100% | | | Wound | 1 | 20% | 315.13 | | 2 | 18.7% | 296.01 | | 3 | 18% | 279.22 | | 4 | 20.7% | 339.21 | | 5 | 22.6% | 364.03 | | Total | 100% | | | Groin | 1 | 18.2% | 293.12 | | 2 | 19.3% | 307.71 | | 3 | 19.3% | 305.46 | | 4 | 22.7% | 339.82 | | 5 | 20.5% | 335.29 | | Total | 100% | | | Thigh Injury | 1 | 19.7% | 293.73 | | 2 | 21.3% | 318.68 | | 3 | 21.3% | 314.53 | | 4 | 18% | 278.94 | | 5 | 19.7% | 304.87 | | Total | 100% | | | Knee Injury | 1 | 18.6% | 293.63 | | 2 | 19.3% | 301.18 | | 3 | 20.7% | 325.64 | | 4 | 19.3% | 308.56 | | 5 | 22.1% | 374.03 | | | Total | 100% | | Source: Field data (2019).
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Source: Field data (2019). |