Table 3: Number of imaging-depicted muscle injuries stratified by impairment type in the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.
|
Impairment type |
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Muscles |
Visual impairment |
Physical impairment, upper motor neuron injury |
Physical impairment, upper limb deficiency |
Physical impairment, lower limb deficiency |
Impaired muscle power, post polio myelitis |
Deltoid |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
Supraspinatus |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
Subscapularis |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Adductor longus/magnus |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Biceps femoris |
5 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
Rectus femoris |
1 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
Pectineus |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Gluteus maximus |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Gracilis |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
Semitendinosus |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
Vastus intermedius |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Gastrocnemius Medial head |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Soleus |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Tibialis anterior and extensors |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
TOTAL |
17 (49%) |
5 (14%) |
6 (17%) |
3 (9%) |
4 (11%) |