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TABLE 3 Cont.
Authors (year) Injury definition Study demographics Main findings
Lovalekar et al. • SWCC (n=190) • SQT
(2017) 40 ο Age: 27.2±5.2 years ο Lower extremity, 65.0%
(continued) ο Height: 180±0.1cm ο Upper extremity, 17.0%
ο Weight: 85.5±9.5kg ο Spine, 14.0%
ο BMI: 26.7±2.7 ο Torso, 2.0%
• CQT (n=194) ο Head/face, 2.0%
ο Age: 22.8±3.1yr • SWCC
ο Height: 180±0.1cm ο Lower extremity, 36.7%
ο Weight: 81.8±8.6kg ο Spine, 36.7%
ο BMI: 25.8±2.0 ο Upper extremity, 26.7%
• SQT (n=215) • CQT
ο Age: 24.0±2.8years ο Lower extremity, 63.6%
ο Height: 180±0.1cm ο Upper extremity, 30.3%
ο Weight: 84.5±8.1kg ο Spine, 6.1%
ο BMI: 26.3±1.8 Nature of injury:
• SEAL
ο Pain/spasm, 22 (29.7%)
ο Tendinopathy, 10 (13.5%)
ο Sprain, 9 (12.2%)
• SQT
ο Tendinopathy, 21 (21.0%)
ο Pain, 17 (17.0%)
ο Strain, 14 (14.0%)
ο SWCC
ο Pain, 13 (21.7%)
ο Sprain, 12 (20.0%)
ο Strain, 10 (16.7%)
• CQT
ο Fracture, 5 (15.2%)
ο Tendinopathy, 5 (15.2%)
ο Sprain, 4 (12.1%)
Activity causing injury:
• Physical training
ο SEAL 28.4%
ο SQT 68.0%
ο SWCC 35.0%
ο CQT 39.4%
• Tactical training
ο SEAL 10.8%
ο SQT 10.0%
ο SWCC 16.7%
ο CQT 12.1%
• Unknown
ο SEAL 24.3%
ο SQT 17.0%
ο SWCC 25.0%
ο CQT 42.4%
Mechanism of injury:
• SEAL
ο Unknown, 27 (36.5%)
ο Other, 16 (21.6%)
ο Lifting, 10 (13.5%)
ο Running, 7 (9.5%)
• SQT
ο Unknown, 36 (36.0%)
ο Other, 27 (27%)
ο Running, 17 (17%)
ο Lifting, 7 (7%)
• SWCC
ο Unknown, 19 (31.7%)
ο Lifting, 10 (16.7%)
ο Other, 9 (15%)
ο Running, 3 (5.0%)
• CQT
ο Unknown, 16 (48.5%)
ο Direct trauma, 5 (15.2%)
ο Running, 4 (12.1%)
ο Lifting, 1 (3.0%)
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