Table 4.
Most common injuries
| Study | Country | n | First | Second | Third | Fourth | Fifth | Sixth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coury et al5 | USA | 1196 | Knee ligament sprain/strain | Internal derangement of knee | Wrist and hand sprain/strain | Open wound of scalp/face | Shoulder dislocation | Tibia/fibula fracture |
| Rust et al51 | USA | 811 | ACL tear | Knee sprain | Closed head injury | Shoulder dislocation | Gastrocnemius tear | Tibial plateau fracture |
| Kim et al27 | USA | 9465 | ACL tear | MCL tear | MCP-UCL injury of thumb | Shoulder soft tissue | Leg contusion | Upper body laceration |
| Langran and Selvaraj29 | Scotland | 440 | Knee sprain | Head/face laceration | Tibia/fibula fracture | Thumb sprain | NR | NR |
| Sulheim et al66 | Norway | 3189a | Head contusion | Knee sprain | Wrist fracture | Back contusion | Knee contusion | Head wound |
| Johnson et al24 | USA | 20,045 | Knee sprain | MCP-UCL injury of thumb | Laceration | Soft tissue shoulder injury | Knee contusion | Upper extremity contusion |
ACL, anterior cruciate ligament; MCL, medial collateral ligament; MCP, metacarpophalangeal; NR, not reported; UCL, ulnar collateral ligament.
a
Only 3189 of 3277 subjects had information available on diagnosis.