Table 5. .
Diagnoses of Head/Face/Neck Injuries in National Collegiate Athletics Association Men's and Women's Ice Hockey Players, 2009−2010 Through 2013−2014 Academic Yearsa
| Diagnosis |
Practice Injuries |
Competition Injuries |
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| No. (%) |
Rate per 1000 AEs (95% CI) |
% Severeb |
% NTLc |
No. (%) |
Rate per 1000 AEs (95% CI) |
% Severeb |
% NTLc |
|
| Men's ice hockey | ||||||||
| Concussion | 54 (56.3) | 0.25 (0.18, 0.32) | 31.5 | 1.9 | 170 (42.5) | 2.49 (2.11, 2.86) | 20.6 | 9.4 |
| Contusion | 4 (4.2) | 18 (4.5) | 0.26 (0.14, 0.39) | 0.0 | 94.4 | |||
| Dental injury | 4 (4.2) | 7 (1.8) | 0.10 (0.03, 0.18) | 0.0 | 100.0 | |||
| Fracture | 1 (1.0) | 8 (2.0) | 0.12 (0.04, 0.20) | 50.0 | 37.5 | |||
| Laceration | 20 (20.8) | 0.09 (0.05, 0.13) | 0.0 | 80.0 | 146 (36.5) | 2.14 (1.79, 2.48) | 2.1 | 93.2 |
| Spasm | 0 | 8 (2.0) | 0.12 (0.04, 0.20) | 0.0 | 100.0 | |||
| Strain | 5 (5.2) | 0.02 (0.00, 0.04) | 0.0 | 20.0 | 21 (5.3) | 0.31 (0.18, 0.44) | 0.0 | 61.9 |
| Other | 8 (8.3) | 0.04 (0.01, 0.06) | 0.0 | 87.5 | 22 (5.5) | 0.32 (0.19, 0.46) | 0.0 | 68.2 |
| Women's ice hockey | ||||||||
| Concussion | 25 (58.1) | 0.30 (0.18, 0.42) | 8.0 | 4.0 | 60 (68.2) | 2.01 (1.50, 2.52) | 18.3 | 3.3 |
| Contusion | 3 (7.0) | 13 (14.8) | 0.44 (0.20, 0.67) | 0.0 | 84.6 | |||
| Dental injury | 0 | 1 (1.1) | ||||||
| Fracture | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Laceration | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Spasm | 3 (7.0) | 0 | ||||||
| Strain | 5 (11.6) | 0.06 (0.01, 0.11) | 0.0 | 60.0 | 8 (9.1) | 0.27 (0.08, 0.45) | 0.0 | 25.0 |
| Other | 7 (16.3) | 0.08 (0.02, 0.15) | 0.0 | 85.7 | 6 (6.8) | 0.20 (0.04, 0.36) | 0.0 | 66.7 |
Abbreviations: AE, athlete-exposure; CI, confidence interval; NTL, non-time loss.
a
Note: Rates, % severe, % NTL injuries were not calculated for injuries with counts <5.
b
Severe injuries defined as those resulting in participation restriction of more than 3 weeks or a premature end to the season.
c
NTL injuries defined as those resulting in participation restriction of less than 24 hours.