Table 5.
Injury treatment differences by body site
| % (N/Total) |
% (N/Total) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T/B/H/N | S/UA | F/E | H/W | H/G | L/K | F/A | P Value | Overall | |
| Medical Treatment | 66(19/29) | 66(25/38) | 38(3/8) | 25(3/12) | 60(6/10) | 72(21/29) | 17(1/6) | 0.029 | 59(78/132) |
| Surgery | 7(2/29) | 47(18/38) | 0(0/8) | 0(0/12) | 0(0/10) | 10(3/29) | 0(0/6) | <0.001 | 17(23/132) |
| Brace/cast | 3(1/29) | 0(0/38) | 50(4/8) | 42(5/12) | 0(0/10) | 7(2/29) | 17(1/6) | <0.001 | 10(13/132) |
| Medication | 28(8/29) | 53(20/38) | 38(3/8) | 17(2/12) | 20(2/10) | 24(7/29) | 0(0/6) | 0.047 | 32(42/132) |
| Physical therapy | 38(11/29) | 47(18/38) | 0(0/8) | 17(2/12) | 40(4/10) | 34(10/29) | 0(0/6) | 0.056 | 34(45/132) |
| Injections | 3(1/29) | 45(17/38) | 0(0/8) | 8(1/12) | 10(1/10) | 14(4/29) | 0(0/6) | <0.001 | 18(24/132) |
| RICE | 83(24/29) | 76(29/38) | 75(6/8) | 92(11/12) | 70(7/10) | 69(20/29) | 83(5/6) | 0.34 | 77(102/132) |
| Other | 7(2/29) | 3(1/38) | 0(0/8) | 0(0/12) | 30(3/10) | 7(2/29) | 17(1/6) | 0.057 | 7(9/132) |
F/A, foot or ankle; F/E, forearm or elbow; H/G, hip or groin; H/W, hand or wrist; L/K, leg or knee; RICE, rest, ice, compression, elevation; S/UA, shoulder or upper arm; T/B/H/N, trunk, back, head, or neck.