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).

Source: Field data (2019).