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

Table 5. .

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

Sport
Mechanism, No. (%)
Player Contact
Surface Contact
Ball/Puck Contact
Bat/Stick Contact
Other Equipment Contact
Contact With Out-of-Bounds Object
Noncontact
Overuse
Illness/Infection
Missing
Total
National Collegiate Athletic Association Injury Surveillance Program (2009–2010 through 2013–2014)
 Men's sports
  Baseball 23 (4.8) 38 (8.0) 100 (21.0) 10 (2.1) 25 (5.2) 3 (0.6) 121 (25.4) 146 (30.6) 11 (2.3) 23 477 (100.0)
  Basketball 433 (43.5) 162 (16.3) 20 (2.0) NA 5 (0.5) 6 (0.6) 244 (24.5) 115 (11.6) 10 (1.0) 60 995 (100.0)
  Football 2092 (57.8) 406 (11.2) 40 (1.1) NA 33 (0.9) 1 (<0.1) 792 (21.9) 198 (5.5) 57 (1.6) 370 3619 (100.0)
  Ice hockey 489 (35.5) 97 (7.0) 240 (17.4) 77 (5.6) 175 (12.7) 12 (0.9) 168 (12.2) 113 (8.2) 7 (0.5) 113 1378 (100.0)
  Lacrosse 84 (19.8) 34 (8.0) 18 (4.3) 57 (13.4) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 162 (38.2) 67 (15.8) 2 (0.5) 13 424 (100.0)
  Soccer 206 (36.9) 62 (11.1) 37 (6.6) NA 2 (0.4) 1 (0.2) 135 (24.2) 109 (19.5) 7 (1.3) 31 559 (100.0)
  Wrestling 158 (47.6) 76 (22.9) NA NA 0 (0.0) 1 (0.3) 46 (13.9) 30 (9.0) 21 (6.3) 37 332 (100.0)
  Total 3485 (44.8) 875 (11.2) 455 (5.9) 144 (1.9) 240 (3.1) 24 (0.3) 1668 (21.4) 778 (10.0) 115 (1.5) 647 7784 (100.0)
 Women's sports
  Basketball 205 (33.0) 93 (15.0) 25 (4.0) NA 1 (0.2) 2 (0.3) 154 (24.8) 128 (20.6) 13 (2.1) 59 621 (100.0)
  Field hockey 8 (11.0) 3 (4.1) 18 (24.7) 3 (4.1) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 15 (20.6) 23 (31.5) 3 (4.1) 9 73 (100.0)
  Ice hockey 59 (15.3) 38 (9.8) 65 (16.8) 14 (3.6) 18 (4.7) 10 (2.6) 116 (30.1) 55 (14.3) 11 (2.9) 43 386 (100.0)
  Lacrosse 31 (11.5) 26 (9.6) 21 (7.8) 22 (8.2) 1 (0.4) 0 (0.0) 82 (30.4) 77 (28.5) 10 (3.7) 17 270 (100.0)
  Soccer 282 (33.9) 85 (10.2) 49 (5.9) NA 3 (0.4) 0 (0.0) 211 (25.3) 188 (22.6) 15 (1.8) 56 833 (100.0)
  Softball 40 (8.6) 51 (10.9) 77 (16.5) 6 (1.3) 18 (3.9) 1 (0.2) 132 (28.3) 135 (28.9) 7 (1.5) 37 467 (100.0)
  Volleyball 63 (11.5) 73 (13.4) 53 (9.7) NA 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 163 (29.9) 183 (33.5) 11 (2.0) 41 546 (100.0)
  Total 688 (21.5) 369 (11.6) 308 (9.6) 45 (1.4) 41 (1.3) 13 (0.4) 873 (27.3) 789 (24.7) 70 (2.2) 262 3196 (100.0)
 Overall 4173 (38.0) 1244 (11.3) 763 (7.0) 189 (1.7) 281 (2.6) 37 (0.3) 2541 (23.1) 1567 (14.3) 185 (1.7) 909 10 980 (100.0)
National Athletic Treatment, Injury and Outcomes Network Surveillance Program (2011–2012 through 2013–2014)
 Boys' sports
  Baseball 277 (28.8) 12 (1.3) 216 (22.5) 1 (0.1) 4 (0.4) 0 (0.0) 353 (36.7) 99 (10.3) 0 (0.0) 6 962 (100.0)
  Basketball 833 (43.7) 344 (18.1) 202 (10.6) NA 2 (0.1) 3 (0.2) 490 (25.7) 29 (1.5) 2 (0.1) 184 1905 (100.0)
  Football 5542 (46.4) 1763 (14.8) 932 (7.8) NA 20 (0.2) 0 (0.0) 3370 (28.2) 299 (2.5) 26 (0.2) 1270 11 952 (100.0)
  Lacrosse 570 (37.9) 0 (0.0) 197 (13.1) 313 (20.8) 1 (0.1) 0 (0.0) 361 (24.0) 63 (4.2) 0 (0.0) 1 1505 (100.0)
  Soccer 758 (53.1) 193 (13.5) 126 (8.8) NA 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 304 (21.3) 46 (3.2) 0 (0.0) 152 1427 (100.0)
  Wrestling 1823 (84.5) 11 (0.5) NA NA 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 21 (1.0) 263 (12.2) 39 (1.8) 13 2157 (100.0)
  Total 9803 (49.2) 2323 (11.7) 1673 (8.4) 314 (1.6) 27 (0.1) 3 (<0.1) 4899 (24.6) 799 (4.0) 67 (0.3) 1626 19 908 (100.0)
 Girls' sports
  Basketball 763 (44.3) 281 (16.3) 187 (10.9) NA 1 (0.1) 1 (0.1) 461 (26.7) 28 (1.6) 2 (0.1) 172 1724 (100.0)
  Field hockey 208 (17.2) 109 (9.0) 368 (30.3) 234 (19.3) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 175 (14.4) 119 (9.8) 0 (0.0) 252 1213 (100.0)
  Lacrosse 337 (39.4) 50 (5.9) 151 (17.8) 25 (2.9) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 243 (28.4) 49 (5.7) 0 (0.0) 127 855 (100.0)
  Soccer 680 (49.6) 162 (11.8) 108 (7.9) NA 4 (0.3) 0 (0.0) 389 (28.4) 29 (2.1) 0 (0.0) 133 1372 (100.0)
  Softball 311 (35.5) 15 (1.7) 124 (14.1) 3 (0.3) 75 (8.6) 0 (0.0) 240 (27.4) 108 (12.3) 1 (0.1) 5 877 (100.0)
  Volleyball 682 (40.3) 226 (13.4) 199 (11.8) NA 1 (0.1) 0 (0.0) 470 (27.8) 113 (6.7) 1 (0.1) 166 1692 (100.0)
  Total 2981 (38.5) 843 (10.9) 1137 (14.7) 262 (3.4) 81 (1.0) 1 (<0.1) 1978 (25.6) 446 (5.8) 4 (0.1) 855 7733 (100.0)
 Overall 12 784 (46.3) 3166 (11.5) 2810 (10.2) 576 (2.1) 108 (0.4) 4 (<0.1) 6877 (24.9) 1245 (4.5) 71 (0.3) 2481 27 641 (100.0)

Abbreviation: NA, not applicable.

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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.