TABLE 1.
Number of Articles by Source of Data and Type of Injurya
| Source of Data | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Type of Injury | NFL Combine Database | NFL Injury Surveillance System | Internet-Based Search of Publicly Available Data | Data From a Single Team | Medical Records of Players | Survey of Team Physicians or Athletic Trainers or Players | Med Sports Systems Limited Database | Data Collected by Athletic Trainers |
| Trunk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Elbow | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hand/Wrist | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Hip/Pelvis | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Thigh | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ankle | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Foot | 6 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| General Injuries | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| Shoulder | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Spine | 7 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Knee | 9 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 38 | 33 | 36 | 24 | 14 | 18 | 1 | 2 |
aData are not mutually exclusive. NFL, National Football League.