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. 2017 May;52(5):446–456. doi: 10.4085/1062-6050-52.2.15

Table 3. .

Body Sites of Non–Time-Loss Injuries Among Collegiate and High School Student-Athletes by Sporta

Sport
Body Site, Count (%)
Head/Face
Neck
Shoulder
Arm/Elbow
Hand/Wrist
Trunk
Hip/Thigh/ Upper Leg
Knee
Lower Leg
Ankle
Foot
Other
Total
National Collegiate Athletic Association Injury Surveillance Program (2009–2010 through 2013–2014)
 Men's sports
  Baseball 12 (2.4) 4 (0.8) 89 (17.8) 75 (15.0) 68 (13.6) 48 (9.6) 73 (14.6) 38 (7.6) 34 (6.8) 22 (4.4) 24 (4.8) 13 (2.6) 500 (100.0)
  Basketball 84 (8.0) 11 (1.0) 87 (8.3) 35 (3.3) 113 (10.7) 93 (8.8) 161 (15.3) 142 (13.5) 74 (7.0) 157 (14.9) 83 (7.9) 15 (1.4) 1055 (100.0)
  Football 63 (1.6) 207 (5.2) 665 (16.7) 175 (4.4) 485 (12.2) 301 (7.6) 646 (16.2) 503 (12.6) 185 (4.6) 486 (12.2) 176 (4.4) 97 (2.4) 3989 (100.0)
  Ice hockey 177 (11.9) 39 (2.6) 208 (14.0) 101 (6.8) 197 (13.2) 158 (10.6) 266 (17.8) 143 (9.6) 43 (2.9) 102 (6.8) 46 (3.1) 11 (0.7) 1491 (100.0)
  Lacrosse 12 (2.8) 2 (0.5) 35 (8.0) 27 (6.2) 42 (9.6) 71 (16.3) 87 (19.9) 45 (10.3) 42 (9.6) 53 (12.1) 20 (4.6) 1 (0.2) 437 (100.0)
  Soccer 26 (4.4) 3 (0.5) 19 (3.2) 13 (2.2) 35 (5.9) 35 (5.9) 183 (31.0) 75 (12.7) 56 (9.5) 80 (13.6) 50 (8.5) 15 (2.5) 590 (100.0)
  Wrestling 38 (10.3) 16 (4.3) 67 (18.2) 18 (4.9) 25 (6.8) 36 (9.8) 14 (3.8) 75 (20.3) 4 (1.1) 20 (5.4) 12 (3.3) 44 (11.9) 369 (100.0)
  Total 412 (4.9) 282 (3.3) 1170 (13.9) 444 (5.3) 965 (11.5) 742 (8.8) 1430 (17.0) 1021 (12.1) 438 (5.2) 920 (10.9) 411 (4.9) 196 (2.3) 8431 (100.0)
 Women's sports
  Basketball 41 (6.0) 9 (1.3) 40 (5.9) 31 (4.6) 49 (7.2) 40 (5.9) 82 (12.1) 105 (15.4) 89 (13.1) 113 (16.6) 68 (10) 13 (1.9) 680 (100.0)
  Field hockey 6 (7.3) 2 (2.4) 2 (2.4) 3 (3.7) 6 (7.3) 6 (7.3) 20 (24.4) 18 (22.0) 4 (4.9) 5 (6.1) 6 (7.3) 4 (4.9) 82 (100.0)
  Ice hockey 16 (3.7) 13 (3.0) 36 (8.4) 30 (7.0) 56 (13.1) 69 (16.1) 84 (19.6) 51 (11.9) 23 (5.4) 19 (4.4) 20 (4.7) 12 (2.8) 429 (100.0)
  Lacrosse 15 (5.2) 1 (0.4) 10 (3.5) 3 (1.1) 17 (5.9) 20 (7.0) 61 (21.3) 41 (14.3) 47 (16.4) 47 (16.4) 14 (4.9) 11 (3.8) 287 (100.0)
  Soccer 47 (5.3) 7 (0.8) 27 (3.0) 8 (0.9) 38 (4.3) 65 (7.3) 225 (25.3) 155 (17.4) 100 (11.3) 125 (14.1) 76 (8.6) 16 (1.8) 889 (100.0)
  Softball 20 (4.0) 5 (1.0) 59 (11.7) 42 (8.3) 53 (10.5) 47 (9.3) 97 (19.2) 57 (11.3) 62 (12.3) 27 (5.4) 31 (6.2) 4 (0.8) 504 (100.0)
  Volleyball 9 (1.5) 6 (1.0) 66 (11.2) 22 (3.8) 71 (12.1) 79 (13.5) 77 (13.1) 92 (15.7) 62 (10.6) 50 (8.5) 39 (6.6) 14 (2.4) 587 (100.0)
  Total 154 (4.5) 43 (1.2) 240 (6.9) 139 (4.0) 290 (8.4) 326 (9.4) 646 (18.7) 519 (15.0) 387 (11.2) 386 (11.2) 254 (7.4) 74 (2.1) 3458 (100.0)
 Overall 566 (4.8) 325 (2.7) 1410 (11.9) 583 (4.9) 1255 (10.6) 1068 (9.0) 2076 (17.5) 1540 (13.0) 825 (6.9) 1306 (11.0) 665 (5.6) 270 (2.3) 11 889 (100.0)
National Athletic Treatment, Injury and Outcomes Network Surveillance Program (2011–2012 through 2013–2014)
 Boys' sports
  Baseball 44 (4.6) 5 (0.5) 221 (22.8) 149 (15.4) 160 (16.5) 89 (9.2) 97 (10.0) 72 (7.4) 36 (3.7) 66 (6.8) 25 (2.6) 4 (0.4) 968 (100.0)
  Basketball 138 (6.6) 21 (1.0) 73 (3.5) 94 (4.5) 392 (18.8) 153 (7.3) 240 (11.5) 329 (15.8) 119 (5.7) 397 (19.0) 118 (5.7) 15 (0.7) 2089 (100.0)
  Football 342 (2.6) 360 (2.7) 984 (7.4) 1597 (12.1) 2863 (21.7) 975 (7.4) 1545 (11.7) 1463 (11.1) 826 (6.3) 1359 (10.3) 764 (5.8) 144 (1.1) 13 222 (100.0)
  Lacrosse 38 (2.5) 33 (2.2) 87 (5.8) 80 (5.3) 195 (13.0) 140 (9.3) 219 (14.5) 221 (14.7) 165 (11.0) 208 (13.8) 112 (7.4) 8 (0.5) 1506 (100.0)
  Soccer 62 (3.9) 6 (0.4) 35 (2.2) 17 (1.1) 94 (6.0) 102 (6.5) 377 (23.9) 253 (16.0) 188 (11.9) 283 (17.9) 159 (10.1) 3 (0.2) 1579 (100.0)
  Wrestling 260 (12.0) 48 (2.2) 246 (11.3) 212 (9.8) 354 (16.3) 200 (9.2) 113 (5.2) 390 (18.0) 98 (4.5) 122 (5.6) 75 (3.5) 52 (2.4) 2170 (100.0)
  Total 884 (4.1) 473 (2.2) 1646 (7.6) 2149 (10.0) 4058 (18.8) 1659 (7.7) 2591 (12.0) 2728 (12.7) 1432 (6.6) 2435 (11.3) 1253 (5.8) 226 (1.0) 21 534 (100.0)
 Girls' sports
  Basketball 84 (4.4) 26 (1.4) 54 (2.9) 69 (3.6) 387 (20.4) 103 (5.4) 174 (9.2) 317 (16.7) 166 (8.8) 353 (18.6) 149 (7.9) 14 (0.7) 1896 (100.0)
  Field hockey 58 (4.0) 14 (1.0) 28 (1.9) 28 (1.9) 198 (13.5) 104 (7.1) 287 (19.6) 223 (15.2) 153 (10.4) 178 (12.2) 190 (13.0) 4 (0.3) 1465 (100.0)
  Lacrosse 43 (4.4) 12 (1.2) 34 (3.5) 24 (2.4) 77 (7.8) 64 (6.5) 165 (16.8) 173 (17.6) 132 (13.4) 151 (15.4) 105 (10.7) 2 (0.2) 982 (100.0)
  Soccer 43 (2.9) 12 (0.8) 28 (1.9) 16 (1.1) 83 (5.5) 59 (3.9) 316 (21.0) 264 (17.5) 151 (10.0) 358 (23.8) 171 (11.4) 4 (0.3) 1505 (100.0)
  Softball 57 (6.5) 10 (1.1) 135 (15.3) 142 (16.1) 140 (15.9) 65 (7.4) 79 (9.0) 79 (9.0) 58 (6.6) 83 (9.4) 33 (3.7) 1 (0.1) 882 (100.0)
  Volleyball 32 (1.7) 17 (0.9) 198 (10.7) 88 (4.7) 554 (29.8) 123 (6.6) 131 (7.1) 244 (13.1) 108 (5.8) 245 (13.2) 110 (5.9) 8 (0.4) 1858 (100.0)
  Total 317 (3.7) 91 (1.1) 477 (5.6) 367 (4.3) 1439 (16.8) 518 (6.0) 1152 (13.4) 1300 (15.1) 768 (8.9) 1368 (15.9) 758 (8.8) 33 (0.4) 8588 (100.0)
 Overall 1201 (4.0) 564 (1.9) 2123 (7.0) 2516 (8.4) 5497 (18.2) 2177 (7.2) 3743 (12.4) 4028 (13.4) 2200 (7.3) 3803 (12.6) 2011 (6.7) 259 (0.9) 30 122 (100.0)
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Collegiate data were from the National Collegiate Athletic Association Injury Surveillance Program; high school data, from the National Athletic Treatment, Injury and Outcomes Network Surveillance Program.