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. 2006 Mar;40(3):193–201. doi: 10.1136/bjsm.2005.025270

Table 2 Main groupings and categories for classifying injury location.

Main grouping Category Equivalent OSICS body area character
Head and neck Head/face H
Neck/cervical spine N
Upper limbs Shoulder/clavicula S
Upper arm U
Elbow E
Forearm R
Wrist W
Hand/finger/thumb P
Trunk Sternum/ribs/upper back C, D
Abdomen O
Lower back/pelvis/sacrum B, L
Lower limbs Hip/groin G
Thigh T
Knee K
Lower leg/Achilles tendon Q, A
Ankle A
Foot/toe F

OSICS, Orchard sports injury classification system.14