Table 3.
Prevalence rates and reported area of injury
| Authors | Career prevalence (%) | 1 y prevalence (%) | Area of body affected (%) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Back | Arms | Legs | |||
| Adegoke et al 2008 [32] | 91.3 | Lower back 69.8% Neck 31.1% Upper back 14.3% |
Shoulder 22.2% Forearm 5.6% Wrist & hand 20.6% Thumb 11.1%, |
Hip & thigh 6.3% Knee 15.9% Ankle & foot 9.5% |
|
| Alrowayeh et al 2010 [36] | 47.6 | Lower back 32% Neck 21% Upper back 19% |
Shoulder 13% Elbow 4%, Hand & wrist 11% |
Hip & thigh 3% Knee 11% Ankle & foot 6% |
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| Bork et al 1996 [13] | 61 | Lower back 45% Upper back 28.7% Neck 24.7%. |
Wrist & hand 29.6% | ||
| Campo et al 2008 [38] | 28 | Lower back 6.6% Neck 4.9% Upper back 2.4% |
Shoulder 3.2% Elbow 1.4% Hand & wrist 5.3% |
Hip & thigh 2.3% Knee 2.1% Ankle & foot 2.2% |
|
| Campo et al 2009 [14] | 33 | Lower back 15.7% Neck 10.2% Upper back 7.1% |
Shoulder 7.3% Wrist & hand 13% Elbow 3.7% |
Knee 4.3% Hip & thigh 3.1% Ankle 2.8% |
|
| Cromie et al 2000 [33] | 91 | 82.8 | Lower back 62.5% Neck 47.6% Upper back 41% |
Shoulder 22.9% Elbow 13.2% Wrist & hand 21.8% Thumb 33.6% |
Hip 7.3% Knee 11.2% Ankle 7.1% |
| Dyrkacz et al 2012 [41] | 55.7 | Neck, spine, & torso 41.8% Head & face 6.7% |
Upper extremities 33.4% | Lower extremities 18.1% | |
| Glover et al 2005 [42] | 68 | 58 | |||
| Grooten et al 2011 [43] | 53.5 | Lower back 56.5% Neck 39.6% |
Shoulder 43.4% Wrist & hand 58.5% |
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| Hill et al 2009 [44] | 96 | Lower back 69% Neck 50% Upper back 15% |
Shoulder 73% Elbow 27% Wrist & hand 54% |
Knee 23% Hip 19% Ankle & foot 8% |
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| Islam et al 2015 [45] | 95 | Neck 65% Upper back 70% Lower back 83% |
Shoulder 54% Elbow 18% Forearm 23% Wrist/hand 62% |
Hip 20% Thigh 22% Knee 47% Lower leg 45% Ankles/Feet 42% |
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| Lorusso et al 2007 [47] | 67 | Lower back 59.6% Shoulder 21.2% Neck 19.7% |
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| Losa et al 2010 [48] | 56.53 | Lower back 21.38% Upper back 13.06% Neck 13.54% |
Shoulder 0.95% Wrist/hand 1.19% |
Knee 3.09% Ankle/foot 3.33% |
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| Nordin et al 2011 [49] | 71.6 | Lower back 51.7% Neck 46.5% Thoracic 44.8% |
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| Passier and McPhail 2011 [50] | 80.4 | 63 | Lower back 50% Neck 33% Shoulder 17% |
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| Rozenfeld et al 2010 [16] | 80 | 83 | Lower back 59.8% Neck 45.5% Upper back 41.1% |
Wrist 35.7% | |
| Rugelj 2003 [52] | 47.4 | Lower back examined specifically, 73.7% lifetime prevalence | |||
| Salik and Ozcan 2004 [53] | 85 | Lower back 26% Neck 12% |
Wrist & hand 18% Shoulder 14% |
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| Sin Ho et al 2013 [54] | 92.4 | Lower back 53.5% | Shoulder 45.2% | ||
| Vieira et al 2016 [18] | 96 | Neck 61% Upper back 35% Lower back 66% |
Shoulder 42% Elbow 15% Wrist/hand/finger 36% |
Hip/thigh pain 23% Knee 36% Ankle/foot 25% |
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| West and Gardner 2001 [34] | 40 | 55 | Lower back 35% Neck 24% |
Hand 25% | |