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. 2019 Aug 12;5(1):e000551. doi: 10.1136/bmjsem-2019-000551

Table 2.

Comparison of sports-related and non-sports-related shoulder injuries in patients 6–69 years old

Activity No % Median age (IQR) % females Injury mechanism %
falls contact/ collision acute overload
Sports-related injuries: 759 36 27 (19– 41) 21 65 22 11
Non-sports-related injuries:
 Payed work 170 8 33 (26 – 47) 26 45 22 26
 School 67 3 11 (8 – 13) 51 69 22 6
 Other activities by area:
  Home 392 18 42 (27 – 57) 52 65 11 15
  Road, street, pavement
   Pedestrian 260 12 47 (30 – 60) 50 83 12 3
   Bicycle 125 6 37 (27 – 49) 27 80 20 0
   Motor vehicle 60 3 40 (27 – 48) 27 40 52 8
   Other+unknown 41 2 28 (19 – 38) 32 76 15 7
  Nature/open landsc. 41 2 31 (23 – 55) 37 78 7 12
  Playground 18 1 10 (8 – 11) 22 89 6 0
  Other locations 153 7 35 (22 – 51) 36 66 17 13
 Unknown 25 1 33 (23 – 52) 40 68 4 16
Non-sports-related inj. 1352 63 37 (24– 53) 41 68 16 11
Unknown sports/not 23 1 51 (35 – 61) 30 30 13 4
All injuries aged 6–69 yrs 2134 100 33 (22– 50) 34 66 18 11