Table 1 Participant information for athletes included for ultrasound shear wave speed imaging

Characteristics of athletes included for shear wave speed imaging

 Number of unique athletes (total HSI)

15 (16)

 Sex (female | male)

1 | 14

 Sport (football | track and field | basketball | soccer)

6 | 9 | 0 | 0

 Age (years)^a

19.5 (1.3)

 Height (m)^a

1.83 (0.07)

 Weight (kg)^a

85.1 (18.3)

 Body mass index (kg/m²)^a

25.3 (4.0)

BAMIC classification of unique injuries (count)^b

 Small myofascial tear (1a)

3

 Small muscular/musculotendinous junction tear (1b)

1

 Moderate myofascial tear (2a)

4

 Moderate muscular/musculotendinous junction tear (2b)

0

 Moderate-sized intratendinous tear (2c)

0

 Extensive myofascial tear (3a)

0

 Extensive muscular/musculotendinous tear (3b)

0

 Extensive intratendinous tear (3c)

8