Table 2.
Hospitalized sports-related injuries by body region among children aged 5 to 15 years in NSW, Australia, 2005–2013
| Body region of injury | All N = 21,346a n (%)b |
5–8 years N = 2,015a n (%)b |
9–12 years N = 4,426a n (%)b |
13–15 years N = 14,905a n (%)b |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forearm | 6701 (31.4) | 849 (42.1) | 1790 (40.4) | 4062 (27.3) |
| Head | 3223 (15.1) | 269 (13.3) | 620 (14.0) | 2334 (15.7) |
| Hand | 2774 (13.0) | 162 (8.0) | 575 (13.0) | 2037 (13.7) |
| Lower-leg | 2659 (12.5) | 151 (7.5) | 398 (9.0) | 2110 (14.2) |
| Shoulder | 1641 (7.7) | 305 (15.1) | 255 (5.8) | 1081 (7.3) |
| Neck | 1006 (4.7) | 50 (2.5) | 240 (5.4) | 716 (4.8) |
| Knee | 982 (4.6) | 26 (1.3) | 87 (2.0) | 869 (5.8) |
| Abdomen | 597 (2.8) | 32 (1.6) | 106 (2.4) | 459 (3.1) |
| Hip or thigh | 573 (2.7) | 59 (2.9) | 120 (2.7) | 394 (2.6) |
| Ankle or foot | 484 (2.3) | 37 (1.8) | 82 (1.9) | 365 (2.4) |
| Thorax | 205 (1.0) | 12 (0.6) | 33 (0.7) | 160 (1.1) |
| Eye | 155 (0.7) | 21 (1.0) | 35 (0.8) | 99 (0.7) |
aRepresents total recorded injuries (one hospitalization can include multiple injuries)
bPercentages do not add to 100 due to ~2% recorded unspecified body region (not presented)