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. 2021 Jul 19;56(7):659–665. doi: 10.4085/1062-6050-370-20

Table 3.

Distribution of Injuries by Body Part, Mechanism, and Injury Diagnosis; Stratified by Event Typea


Overall, (%)
Competitions, (%)
Practices, (%)
Injuries Reported
National Estimate
Injuries Reported
National Estimate
Injuries Reported
National Estimate
Injury site
 Head/face 260 (9.22) 7895 (9.09) 177 (13.03) 5552 (13.76) 83 (5.67) 2343 (5.04)
 Neck 17 (0.60) 385 (0.44) 10 (0.74) 256 (0.63) 7 (0.48) 129 (0.28)
 Shoulder 99 (3.51) 3015 (3.47) 51 (3.76) 1503 (3.73) 48 (3.28) 1512 (3.25)
 Arm/elbow 35 (1.24) 908 (1.05) 24 (1.77) 576 (1.43) 11 (0.75) 332 (0.71)
 Hand/wrist 112 (3.97) 2829 (3.26) 60 (4.42) 1124 (2.79) 52 (3.55) 1705 (3.67)
 Trunk 174 (6.17) 5457 (6.28) 66 (4.86) 2027 (5.02) 108 (7.38) 3430 (7.37)
 Hip/groin 340 (12.05) 10 000 (11.51) 143 (10.53) 4323 (10.72) 197 (13.47) 5677 (12.20)
 Thigh 469 (16.63) 14 708 (16.93) 217 (15.98) 6323 (15.67) 252 (17.22) 8385 (18.03)
 Knee 368 (13.05) 10 524 (12.12) 173 (12.74) 4908 (12.17) 195 (13.33) 5616 (12.07)
 Lower leg 249 (8.83) 8944 (10.30) 112 (8.25) 3593 (8.91) 137 (9.36) 5351 (11.50)
 Ankle 424 (15.03) 13 188 (15.18) 211 (15.54) 6408 (15.88) 213 (14.56) 6780 (14.58)
 Foot 243 (8.61) 7889 (9.08) 105 (7.73) 3452 (8.56) 138 (9.43) 4438 (9.54)
 Other 31 (1.10) 1118 (1.29) 9 (0.66) 301 (0.75) 22 (1.50) 817 (1.76)
Mechanism
 Player contact 996 (35.31) 30 579 (35.21) 632 (46.54) 19 374 (48.02) 364 (24.88) 11 205 (24.09)
 Surface contact 357 (12.66) 10 298 (11.86) 181 (13.33) 4991 (12.37) 176 (12.03) 5307 (11.41)
 Ball contact 181 (6.42) 5649 (6.50) 66 (4.86) 2102 (5.21) 115 (7.86) 3548 (7.63)
 Other contact 18 (0.64) 349 (0.40) 8 (0.59) 124 (0.31) 10 (0.68) 225 (0.48)
 Noncontact 764 (27.08) 25 139 (28.94) 314 (23.12) 9967 (24.70) 450 (30.76) 15 172 (32.62)
 Overuse 333 (11.80) 10 407 (11.98) 81 (5.96) 1937 (4.80) 252 (17.22) 8470 (18.21)
 Other/unknown 172 (6.10) 4437 (5.11) 76 (5.60) 1850 (4.59) 96 (6.56) 2587 (5.56)
Diagnosis
 Abrasion/laceration 59 (2.09) 1901 (2.19) 41 (3.02) 1483 (3.68) 18 (1.23) 418 (0.90)
 Concussion 147 (5.21) 3957 (4.56) 98 (7.22) 2548 (6.32) 49 (3.35) 1409 (3.03)
 Contusion 528 (18.72) 17 026 (19.60) 333 (24.52) 10 485 (25.99) 195 (13.33) 6541 (14.06)
 Dislocation/subluxation 51 (1.81) 1339 (1.54) 26 (1.91) 685 (1.70) 25 (1.71) 654 (1.41)
 Fracture 85 (3.01) 2022 (2.33) 58 (4.27) 1272 (3.15) 27 (1.85) 750 (1.61)
 Illness/infection 11 (0.39) 490 (0.56) 3 (0.22) 70 (0.17) 8 (0.55) 420 (0.90)
 Inflammatory condition 206 (7.30) 6800 (7.83) 47 (3.46) 1399 (3.47) 159 (10.87) 5401 (11.61)
 Spasm 211 (7.48) 6098 (7.02) 79 (5.82) 2748 (6.81) 132 (9.02) 3349 (7.20)
 Sprain 605 (21.45) 18 787 (21.63) 290 (21.35) 8685 (21.53) 315 (21.53) 10 102 (21.72)
 Strain 616 (21.84) 20 049 (23.08) 270 (19.88) 8011 (19.86) 346 (23.65) 12 038 (25.88)
 Other 302 (10.71) 8388 (9.66) 113 (8.32) 2957 (7.33) 189 (12.92) 5431 (11.68)
a

Data presented in the order of reported number, followed by the proportion of all injuries attributable to a given category. Data pooled across event types are presented overall, and separately for practices and competitions. National estimates were produced using sampling weights estimated on the basis of sport, division, and year A reportable injury was one that occurred due to participation in an organized intercollegiate practice or competition, and required medical attention by a team Certified Athletic Trainer or physician (regardless of time loss).Only scheduled team practices and competitions were retained in this analysis.