Table 4.

Recommended categories of body regions and areas for injuries

Region	Body area	OSIICS	SMDCS	Notes
Head and neck	Head	H	HE	Includes facial, brain (concussion), eyes, ears, teeth.
	Neck	N	NE	Includes cervical spine, larynx, major vessels.
Upper limb	Shoulder	S	SH	Includes clavicle, scapula, rotator cuff, biceps tendon origin.
	Upper arm	U	AR
	Elbow	E	EL	Ligaments, insertional biceps and triceps tendon.
	Forearm	R	FA	Includes non-articular radius and ulna injuries.
	Wrist	W	WR	Carpus.
	Hand	P	HA	Includes finger, thumb.
Trunk	Chest	C	CH	Sternum, ribs, breast, chest organs.
	Thoracic spine	D	TS	Thoracic spine, costovertebral joints.
	Lumbosacral	L	LS	Includes lumbar spine, sacroiliac joints, sacrum, coccyx, buttocks.
	Abdomen	O	AB	Below diaphragm and above inguinal canal, includes abdominal organs.
Lower limb	Hip/groin	G	HI	Hip and anterior musculoskeletal structures (eg, pubic symphysis, proximal adductors, iliopsoas).116
	Thigh	T	TH	Includes femur, hamstrings (including ischial tuberosity), quadriceps, mid-distal adductors.
	Knee	K	KN	Includes patella, patellar tendon, pes anserinus.
	Lower leg	Q	LE	Includes non-articular tibia and fibular injuries, calf and Achilles tendon.
	Ankle	A	AN	Includes syndesmosis, talocrural and subtalar joints.
	Foot	F	FO	Includes toes, calcaneus, plantar fascia.
Unspecified	Region unspecified	Z	OO
Multiple regions	Single injury crossing two or more regions	X	OO

OSIICS, Orchard Sports Injury and Illness Classification System; SMDCS, Sport Medicine Diagnostic Coding System.