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. 2024 Jan 19;10(1):e001859. doi: 10.1136/bmjsem-2023-001859

Table 1.

Categorisation schema of musculoskeletal injuries

Region Side Severity

  1. Head

  2. Neck

  3. Shoulder

  4. Upper arm

  5. Forearm/elbow

  6. Wrist

  7. Hand

  8. Torso

  9. Pelvis

  10. Thigh

  11. Knee

  12. Shank

  13. Ankle

  14. Foot

  • R. Right

  • L. Left

  • B. Bilateral

  1. Acute/non-surgical: time lost from sport <21 days

  2. Chronic/non-surgical: time lost ≥21 days

  3. Chronic/surgical: required surgery to repair, lost ≥30 days