TABLE 3.
Distribution (%) of Injuries by Type of Injury
| Type of Injury | Source |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fields et al10 (2008)a | Rainey27 (2009)b | Scoggin et al33 (2010) | Nevada Athletic Commission Data (2001-2009)c | |
| Bruising/hematoma | 3.3 | 34.2 | 1.9 | 1.8 |
| Laceration/abrasion | 36.7 | 17.9 | 51.9 | 59.4 |
| Muscle injury | 3.3 | 18.9 | 1.9 | 0.3 |
| Tendon injury | — | — | — | 0.3 |
| Joint sprains | 6.7 | 17.3 | 9.3 | 2.3 |
| Joint dislocations | — | 3.1 | 3.7 | 0.5 |
| Synovitis, impingement, bursitis | — | — | 1.9 | — |
| Fracture | 43.3 | 6.6 | 7.4 | 25.9 |
| Organ injury | — | 0.0 | 1.9 | 5.8 |
| Nerve injury | 10.0 | 2.0 | 20.4 | 3.8 |
aCalculated from raw data supplied by the authors.
bData included both training and competition injuries.
cCalculated from Nevada Athletic Commission data (September 2001 to October 2009).