TABLE 1
Injuries in 6 Sports: Injury Type and Body Location (Percent Within Sport)
Sport
n
Injury Type (% Within Sport)
*
Body Location (% Within Sport)
*
Intracranial
Fracture/
Dislocation
Open
Wound
Contusion/
Abrasion
Sprain/
Strain
Head
Upper
Extremity
Lower
Extremity
Torso
Baseball/softball
76
7
24
17
20
32
37
32
26
3
Basketball
1093
2
23
13
17
44
17
34
45
4
Bicycling
419
9
20
27
34
8
29
34
29
7
Football
728
5
29
11
23
31
16
47
28
8
Skating
127
4
39
9
17
25
10
50
30
9
Soccer
120
10
26
7
30
25
22
30
41
8
*
Percentages may not add to 100 because of rounding or other injuries.