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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