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. 2019 Feb;54(2):198–211. doi: 10.4085/1062-6050-239-17

Table 4.

Number of Injuries, National Estimates, and Injury Rates by Body Part Injured and Type of Athlete-Exposure in High School Boys' and Collegiate Men's Baseballa

Surveillance System and Body Part Injured
Practices
Competitions
Injuries in Sample, No. (%)
National Estimates, No. (%)
Injury Rate/1000 Athlete-Exposures (95% Confidence Interval)
Injuries in Sample, No. (%)
National Estimates, No. (%)
Injury Rate/1000 Athlete-Exposures (95% Confidence Interval)
HS RIO (2005–2006 through 2013–2014)
 Head/face 121 (17.6) 35 484 (16.0) 0.12 (0.10, 0.14) 159 (18.7) 51 966 (19.1) 0.29 (0.24, 0.33)
 Neck 6 (0.9) 2225 (1.0) 0.01 (0.00, 0.01) 8 (0.9) 2322 (0.9) 0.01 (0.00, 0.02)
 Shoulder/clavicle 127 (18.5) 47 241 (21.3) 0.12 (0.10, 0.15) 100 (11.8) 34 095 (12.5) 0.18 (0.14, 0.22)
 Arm/elbow 84 (12.2) 25 741 (11.6) 0.08 (0.06, 0.10) 101 (11.9) 29 201 (10.7) 0.18 (0.15, 0.22)
 Hand/wrist 85 (12.4) 24 681 (11.1) 0.08 (0.07, 0.10) 131 (15.4) 43 674 (16.0) 0.24 (0.20, 0.28)
 Trunk 40 (5.8) 12 053 (5.4) 0.04 (0.03, 0.05) 34 (4.0) 11 179 (4.1) 0.06 (0.04, 0.08)
 Hip/thigh/upper leg 60 (8.8) 19 043 (8.6) 0.06 (0.04, 0.07) 101 (11.9) 31 902 (11.7) 0.18 (0.15, 0.22)
 Knee 50 (7.3) 17 034 (7.7) 0.05 (0.04, 0.06) 74 (8.7) 22 893 (8.4) 0.13 (0.10, 0.16)
 Lower leg 29 (4.2) 8747 (4.0) 0.03 (0.02, 0.04) 29 (3.4) 9 768 (3.6) 0.05 (0.03, 0.07)
 Ankle 66 (9.6) 22 670 (10.2) 0.06 (0.05, 0.08) 93 (11.0) 30 724 (11.3) 0.17 (0.13, 0.20)
 Foot 14 (2.0) 5562 (2.5) 0.01 (0.01, 0.02) 11 (1.3) 2893 (1.1) 0.02 (0.01, 0.03)
 Other 4 (0.6) 1156 (0.5) <0.01 (0.00, 0.01) 8 (0.9) 2109 (0.8) 0.01 (0.00, 0.02)
NCAA-ISP (2004–2005 through 2013–2014)
 Head/face 70 (6.1) 2518 (8.1) 0.13 (0.10, 0.16) 149 (10.5) 3266 (8.6) 0.53 (0.45, 0.62)
 Neck 8 (0.7) 166 (0.5) 0.02 (0.00, 0.03) 12 (0.8) 321 (0.9) 0.04 (0.02, 0.07)
 Shoulder/clavicle 243 (21.1) 6241 (20.1) 0.46 (0.40, 0.52) 231 (16.2) 6077 (16.0) 0.82 (0.72, 0.93)
 Arm/elbow 178 (15.5) 5120 (16.5) 0.34 (0.29, 0.39) 209 (14.7) 5828 (15.4) 0.75 (0.65, 0.85)
 Hand/wrist 115 (10.0) 3103 (10.0) 0.22 (0.18, 0.26) 205 (14.4) 5467 (14.4) 0.73 (0.63, 0.83)
 Trunk 111 (9.7) 3232 (10.4) 0.21 (0.17, 0.25) 90 (6.3) 1837 (4.9) 0.32 (0.25, 0.39)
 Hip/thigh/upper leg 152 (13.2) 3985 (12.8) 0.29 (0.24, 0.34) 218 (15.3) 5813 (15.3) 0.78 (0.68, 0.88)
 Knee 80 (7.0) 1813 (5.8) 0.15 (0.12, 0.19) 92 (6.5) 2457 (6.5) 0.33 (0.26, 0.40)
 Lower leg 39 (3.4) 961 (3.1) 0.07 (0.05, 0.10) 51 (3.6) 1408 (3.7) 0.18 (0.13, 0.23)
 Ankle 102 (8.9) 2682 (8.6) 0.19 (0.16, 0.23) 107 (7.5) 3504 (9.2) 0.38 (0.31, 0.45)
 Foot 31 (2.7) 733 (2.4) 0.06 (0.04, 0.08) 48 (3.4) 1239 (3.3) 0.17 (0.12, 0.22)
 Other 21 (1.8) 536 (1.7) 0.04 (0.02, 0.06) 12 (0.8) 690 (1.8) 0.04 (0.02, 0.07)

Abbreviations: HS RIO, High School Reporting Information Online; NCAA-ISP, National Collegiate Athletic Association Injury Surveillance Program.

a 

High school data originated from the HS RIO surveillance data, 2005–2006 through 2013–2014; collegiate data originated from the NCAA-ISP surveillance data, 2004–2005 through 2013–2014. Injuries included in the analysis were those that (1) occurred during a sanctioned practice or competition; (2) were evaluated or treated (or both) by an athletic trainer, physician, or other health care professional; and (3) restricted the student-athlete from participation for at least 24 hours past the day of injury. All concussions, fractures, and dental injuries were included in the analysis regardless of time loss. The data may include multiple injuries that occurred at 1 injury event. Excluded were 2 injuries reported in HS RIO because of missing data for body part. Percentages may not add to 100.0 because of rounding error.