Table 5.
Comparison of injury prevalence by body area
| Injury category | 2006–2007 | 2007–2008 | 2008–2009 | 2009–2010 | 2010–2011 | 2011–2012 | 2012–2013 | 2013–2014 | 2014–2015 | 2015–2016 | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lumbar stress fractures | 1.6% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 2.1% | 2.7% | 1.7% | 1.5% | 2.6% | 2.3% | 2.8% | 1.9% |
| Hamstring strains | 0.8% | 1.3% | 2.1% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 1.7% | 1.5% | 1.7% | 1.9% | 1.1% | 1.4% |
| Side and abdominal strains | 0.6% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.9% | 1.3% | 1.1% | 0.9% | 1.1% | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.9% |
| Wrist and hand fractures | 0.2% | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.8% | 1.4% | 1.4% | 0.6% | 0.8% | 1.1% | 0.5% | 0.8% |
| Other lumbar injuries | 0.6% | 0.5% | 1.3% | 1.0% | 1.2% | 1.0% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.5% | 0.7% | 0.7% |
| Knee cartilage injuries | 1.0% | 0.6% | 0.3% | 1.3% | 1.5% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 0.7% | 0.0% | 0.7% |
| Shin and foot stress fractures | 0.4% | 0.4% | 1.0% | 0.2% | 1.0% | 1.1% | 0.7% | 0.5% | 0.1% | 1.1% | 0.6% |
| Groin injuries | 0.9% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.3% | 1.2% | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.3% | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.6% |
| Other shin, foot, and ankle injuries | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.8% | 0.1% | 1.0% | 1.3% | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.1% | 1.1% | 0.6% |
| Other knee injuries | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 1.5% | 0.4% | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.5% |
| Ankle and foot sprains | 0.6% | 1.6% | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.4% | 0.1% | 0.5% |
| Shoulder tendon injuries | 0.7% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.0% | 1.2% | 0.7% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.5% |
| Shoulder instability | 0.5% | 1.0% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.5% | 0.2% | 1.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.9% | 0.4% |
| Calf strains | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 0.8% | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.7% | 0.9% | 0.4% |
| Quadriceps strains | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.5% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 0.3% | 0.4% |
| Other elbow/arm injuries | 0.0% | 0.4% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.3% |
| Other wrist/hand injuries | 0.1% | 0.6% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.3% |
| Buttock and other thigh injuries | 0.8% | 0.1% | 0.4% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.6% | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.3% | 0.3% |
| Medical illness | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% |
| Hip joint injuries | 0.0% | 0.5% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.0% | 0.2% |
| Other shoulder injuries | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.3% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.1% |
| Chest/abdomen impact injuries | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% |
| Concussion | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.8% | 0.3% | 0.1% |
| Fractured facial bones | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| Other trunk injuries | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.4% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| Neck injuries | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Other head and facial injuries | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Arm/forearm fractures | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 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% |