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. 2014 Apr 25;2(4):2325967114531177. doi: 10.1177/2325967114531177

TABLE 3.

Injury Location Versus Movement Performed

Movement Typea
Power Liftingb Olympic Lifting Gymnasticsc Endurance Other Not Associated Totald
Body part
 Neck 0 2 0 0 0 0 2
 Upper back 1 2 0 0 0 0 3
 Middle back 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
 Lower back 9 0 0 0 1 2 12
 Shoulder 2 4 7 0 1 7 21
 Upper arm 0 0 2 0 0 0 2
 Elbow 0 2 1 0 0 1 4
 Forearm 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
 Wrist 1 2 0 0 1 0 4
 Hand 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
 Hip 1 1 1 1 2 0 6
 Groin 0 0 1 0 1 1 3
 Knee 4 1 2 2 1 1 11
 Upper leg 1 0 0 0 1 1 3
 Lower leg 0 0 0 2 1 0 3
 Achilles/calf 0 1 1 0 3 0 4
 Ankle 0 1 1 0 0 1 2
 Foot/toe 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
Totale 19 14 17 5 13 16 84f

aPower lifting = squat, deadlift, press/push press, bench press; Olympic lifting = snatch, clean, jerk, clean and jerk; gymnastics = pull-ups, toes-to-bar, knees-to-elbows, lunges, muscle-ups, burpees, dips, gluteus-hamstring developer sit-ups, push-ups, rope climbs, handstand push-ups, pistols; endurance = rowing, running, sprints; Other = kettlebell swings, thrusters, Turkish get-ups, box jumps, double unders.

bP = .004 for testing equal injury rates across body parts for power lifting.

cP = .04 for testing equal injury rates across body parts for gymnastics.

dP < .001 for testing equal injury rates across body parts overall.

eP < .001 for testing equal injury rates across movement type.

fFive subjects did not report a specific movement.