Table 16.
Comparison of injury prevalence by body area
| Body region | 1998–99 | 1999–00 | 2000–01 | 2001–02 | 2002–03 | 2003–04 | 2004–05 | 2005–06 | 2006–07 | 2007–08 | 2008–09 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fractured facial bones | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.2% |
| Other head and facial injuries | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Neck injuries | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Shoulder tendon injuries | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.8% | 1.4% | 0.6% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.4% | 0.5% |
| Other shoulder injuries | 0.4% | 0.0% | 0.3% | 0.6% | 0.1% | 0.5% | 0.8% | 1.0% | 0.5% | 1.1% | 0.2% |
| Arm/forearm fractures | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Other elbow/arm injuries | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.7% | 0.0% | 0.5% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.4% | 0.6% |
| Wrist and hand fractures | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.6% | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.2% | 0.5% | 0.3% |
| Other wrist/hand injuries | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.7% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.6% | 0.1% |
| Side and abdominal strains | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.7% | 0.1% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 0.3% | 0.6% | 0.8% | 0.8% |
| Other trunk injuries | 0.4% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Lumbar stress fractures | 0.1% | 0.8% | 0.7% | 1.1% | 1.8% | 2.1% | 0.2% | 0.9% | 1.6% | 0.8% | 0.8% |
| Other lumbar injuries | 0.7% | 1.3% | 0.9% | 0.3% | 0.6% | 0.8% | 1.0% | 1.1% | 0.6% | 0.5% | 1.3% |
| Groin and hip injuries | 1.1% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 0.3% | 0.6% | 1.0% | 0.7% | 0.4% |
| Thigh and hamstring strains | 0.9% | 0.7% | 0.5% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.3% | 1.1% | 1.6% | 2.3% |
| Buttock and other thigh injuries | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.4% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.8% | 0.1% | 0.4% |
| Knee cartilage injuries | 0.4% | 0.6% | 1.1% | 1.2% | 1.1% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 1.7% | 1.0% | 0.6% | 0.3% |
| Other knee injuries | 0.9% | 0.4% | 1.4% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.6% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.5% |
| Shin and foot stress fractures | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.5% | 0.0% | 0.5% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 1.0% |
| Ankle and foot sprains | 0.4% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.3% | 1.5% | 0.2% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 1.6% | 0.5% |
| Other shin, foot and ankle injuries | 0.1% | 1.1% | 0.1% | 0.8% | 0.5% | 1.4% | 0.6% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 0.8% |
| Heat related illness | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Medical illness | 0.2% | 0.6% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.1% |
| Total | 7.2% | 7.5% | 9.5% | 9.7% | 8.7% | 11.4% | 8.1% | 9.7% | 10.3% | 11.4% | 11.1% |