Incidence of injury and illness during the 2013 world dwarf games

Table 3 Athlete injuries during the 2013 World Dwarf Games categorized by gender of athlete, acuity of injury, type of injury, and severity of injury along with epidemiologic incidence proportions

	Athletes Injured	% of Total Athletes Injured	Athletes at Risk	Incidence Proportion (%)
Total	24	100.0	409	5.9
Gender
Male	20	83.3	276	7.2
Female	4	16.7	133	3.0
Acuity of Injury
Acute	23	95.8	409	5.6
Acute-on-chronic	1	4.2	409	0.2
Chronic	0	0.0	409	0.0
Type of Injury
Contusion	6	25.0	409	1.5
Sprain	3	12.5	409	0.7
Strain	10	41.7	409	2.4
Other^a	5	20.8	409	1.2
I-RTP^b	21	87.5

^aOther injuries include 3 hamstring cramps, 1 forehead laceration, and 1 IT band tendonitis
^b“I-RTP” stands for immediate return to play, which means the athlete was given medical clearance to resume participation due to low severity of the injury. This was not documented for one athlete. Two other athletes reported their injuries towards the completion of the event, but could have returned if the competition had continued

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