injury-prone

This term is most frequently employed in sports medicine and athletic scouting to describe an athlete whose physical constitution or playing style leads to frequent medical setbacks. It carries a negative connotation of unreliability, suggesting that a person is a risky investment or a liability to a team's consistency.

While primarily used for physical injuries, the structure of the word allows for occasional extension to other types of vulnerability, though it remains overwhelmingly tied to bodily harm. It is a descriptive label rather than a clinical diagnosis, often used by commentators and coaches to summarize a pattern of fragility.