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. 2017 Jul;52(7):698–707. doi: 10.4085/1062-6050-52.3.10

Table 6. .

Severe Injuries Sustained Due to Ball Contact Among Student-Athletes by Sport: National Collegiate Athletic Association Injury Surveillance Program, 2009–2010 Through 2014–2015 Academic Yearsa

Sport and Severe Injury
No.
Men's football
 Hip fracture 1
 Hip flexor strain 1
 Finger sprain 1
Women's field hockey
 Hand contusion 1
 Finger fracture 1
Women's volleyball
 Concussion 3
 Finger fracture 2
Men's baseball
 Hand/wrist fracture 3
 Toe fracture 2
 Radial fracture 1
 Facial fracture 1
 Other injury 2
Women's softball
 Finger fracture 4
 Facial fracture 3
 Concussion 1
 Facial laceration 1
Men's basketball
 Finger sprain 1
Women's basketball
 Concussion 3
 Finger fracture 2
 Finger strain 1
Men's lacrosse
 Jaw fracture 4
 Concussion 1
 Finger fracture 1
Women's lacrosse
 Concussion 2
Men's soccer
 Concussion 3
 Knee sprain 2
 Hip fracture 1
 Ankle sprain 1
 Ankle fracture 1
 Foot sprain 1
 Other injury 5
Women's soccer
 Concussion 5
 Knee sprain 4
 Radial fracture 2
 Ankle sprain 2
 Hip fracture 1
 Other injury 3
a 

Severe injury was defined as resulting in participation restriction of more than 3 weeks, the student-athlete choosing to prematurely end the season (for medical or nonmedical reasons associated with the injury), or a medical professional requiring the student-athlete to prematurely end the season.