Injuries in Major League Ultimate

In the first week of MLU's 2013 season, there were 27 injured players. By the end of the season (Week 10), injured players increased nearly 50% (48.15%) to 40! See a team-by-team comparison Week 1 to Week 2.

:Most Common MLU Player Injuries [#s (%)]:
1) Hamstring [41 (16%)]
2) Knee [34 (13%)]
3) Ankle [27 (11%)]
4) Hand/Finger [23 (9%)]
5) Leg [23 (9%)]
6) Foot [21 (8%)]
7) Calf [14 (6%)]
8) Groin [12 (5%)]

• Total listed injuries = 253
• 65% of all MLU player injuries = Leg-related
• "Turf toe", classified as a Foot injury, occurred only once (Spinners, Week 1)
• Listed injuries ranged from "Tweaked hip flexor" [M. Kuzmowycz, Rumble] to "Knee (Long-term IR)" [J. Hayduk, Nighthawks]
• Stags listed the weirdest injuries in Week 4 for two of their players - "Hit by Car" & "Bike Accident"^

NOTES: Data Sources (Weeks 1-10, except Week 9)
**"Approved Absences" (qty = 123) were NOT included in chart calculations.
The "Leg-related" sub-group includes: Ankle, Calf, Groin, Hamstring, Hip, IT band, Knee, & Leg*
*Leg is sub-categorized under "Leg-related" because no further details were provided on the IR postings.
^"Other" category includes:  Bone Bruise (1%), Arm (.4%), Bike Accident (.4%), Hit by Car (.4%), Upper Body (.4%)
Recurring injuries (i.e. Rainmakers' Seth Wiggins' thumb injury) were counted as many times it was listed throughout the season.
For any combination injury listings (i.e. "Knee/Hamstring"), only the first injury listed was calculated. (6 cases)