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. 2020 Feb 18;11(2):107–115. doi: 10.5312/wjo.v11.i2.107

Table 2.

Distribution of injuries according to the anatomic region in different airborne sports, n (%)

Total Spine Extremity Sacro/pelvis Abdomen Thorax Head/face
Paragliding 532 (74.1) 274 (51.5) 92 (17.3) 41 (7.7) 22 (4.1) 66 (12.4) 37 (7.0)
BASE-jumping 134 (18.7) 48 (35.8) 33 (24.6) 12 (9.0) 5 (3.7) 26 (19.4) 10 (7.5)
Parachuting 20 (2.8) 1 (5) 10 (50) 2 (10) 1 (5) 2 (10) 4 (20)
Speedflying 24 (3.3) 11 (45.8) 2 (8.3) - 1 (4.2) 9 (37.5) 1 (4.2)
Delta 8 (1.1) - 8 (100) - - - -
Total 718 (100) 334 (46.5) 145 (20.2) 55 (7.7) 29 (4.0) 103 (14.4) 52 (7.2)

BASE: Building, Antenna, Span and Earth.