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. 2018 Mar 8;4(1):e000335. doi: 10.1136/bmjsem-2017-000335

Table 1.

Incidence of positive spine MRIs in athletes by sport

Sport Total athletes Athletes receiving spine MRIs Positive spine MRIs Frequency (positive MRIs/all spine MRIs) Incidence (positive MRIs/total athletes × 100)
Aquatics—diving 135 6 4 67 3.0
Aquatics—swimming 901 4 2 50 0.2
Aquatics—water polo 258 1 1 100 0.4
Archery 128 1 1 100 0.8
Athletics 2367 31 15 48 0.6
Badminton 172 1 0 0 0
Beach volleyball 96 1 0 0 0
Boxing 286 4 1 25 0.4
Canoe—sprint 248 1 0 0 0
Cycling—mountain biking 80 1 1 100 1.3
Equestrian 200 1 0 0 0
Fencing 204 2 1 50 0.5
Football 503 2 1 50 0.2
Gymnastics 322 6 1 17 0.3
Handball 335 2 2 100 0.6
Hockey 384 3 2 67 0.5
Judo 390 8 5 63 1.3
Rowing 546 3 1 33 0.2
Rugby 291 1 1 100 0.3
Sailing 380 2 2 100 0.5
Shooting 390 3 1 33 0.3
Table tennis 172 2 1 50 0.6
Tennis 199 2 1 50 0.5
Triathlon 109 1 1 100 0.9
Volleyball 288 3 1 33 0.3
Weightlifting 256 6 4 67 1.6
Wrestling 349 2 2 100 0.6
Others 1285 0 0 0 0
Total 11 274 100 52 52 0.5