Table 2.

Characteristics of Personal Musculoskeletal Injuries/Conditions

Factor or Variable	N (%)
Did your musculoskeletal injury/condition require surgical intervention?
Yes	70 (64.2)
No	39 (35.8)
Level of schooling when personal musculoskeletal Injury/condition occurred
Elementary school or younger	6 (5.5)
Middle school	8 (7.3)
High school	50 (45.9)
Undergraduate school	29 (26.6)
Graduate school	9 (8.3)
Medical school	7 (6.4)
Mechanism if it was an acute musculoskeletal injury
Playing sports	91 (83.5)
Recreational activity	7 (6.4)
Traumatic injury	5 (4.6)
Incidental event	1 (0.9)
Prefer not to answer	5 (4.6)
If your injury occurred while playing sports, which sport?
Baseball	6 (6.0)
Basketball	10 (10.0)
Biking	1 (1.0)
Boxing	1 (1.0)
Cross country	2 (2.0)
Fencing	1 (1.0)
Figure skating	1 (1.0)
Flag football	1 (1.0)
American football	19 (19.0)
Gymnastics	3 (3.0)
Hockey	4 (4.0)
Lacrosse	4 (4.0)
Rowing	1 (1.0)
Ski racing	1 (1.0)
Snowboarding	3 (3.0)
Soccer	21 (21.0)
Swimming	2 (2.0)
Tennis	4 (4.0)
Track	4 (4.0)
Ultimate frisbee	1 (1.0)
Volleyball	3 (3.0)
Weightlifting	6 (6.0)
Wrestling	1 (1.0)
If your injury occurred while playing sports, at what level of play?
Elementary school or below	4 (3.7)
Middle school	6 (5.5)
High school	45 (41.3)
Collegiate	33 (30.3)
Professional	3 (2.8)
If your injury occurred during recreational activity, which activity?
Mountain biking	1 (12.5)
Running	1 (12.5)
Skiing	1 (12.5)
Snowboarding	1 (12.5)
Weightlifting	3 (37.5)
Wiffleball	1 (12.5)