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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.




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