Table 3.
Total and Sport Sex Overuse Injury Rates by Body Region
| Body Region |
Injury Rate Per 10 000 Athlete-Exposures (95% CI) |
Injury Rate Ratio: Non–Time-Loss vs Time-Loss Injuries (95% CI) |
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| Total |
Time Loss |
Non–Time Loss |
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| Lower extremity | ||||
| Total | 4.2 (3.9, 4.4)a,b | 1.7 (1.6, 1.9) | 2.5 (2.3, 2.7) | 1.4 (1.3, 1.6) |
| Girls | 6.2 (5.7, 6.7)c | 2.5 (2.2, 2.8) | 3.7 (3.3, 4.1) | 1.5 (1.3, 1.8) |
| Boys | 3.1 (3.0, 3.3) | 1.3 (1.1, 1.5) | 1.8 (1.6, 2.0) | 1.4 (1.1, 1.6) |
| Upper extremity | ||||
| Total | 0.8 (0.6, 0.8) | 0.2 (0.1, 0.3) | 0.6 (0.5, 0.7) | 3.5 (2.5, 5.1) |
| Girls | 0.9 (0.7, 1.4)c | 0.1 (0.01, 0.2) | 0.8 (0.6, 1.0) | 7.5 (3.9, 16.3) |
| Boys | 0.6 (0.5, 0.8) | 0.2 (0.1, 0.3) | 0.4 (0.3, 0.5) | 2.3 (1.5, 3.6) |
| Trunk or spine | ||||
| Total | 0.5 (0.4, 0.6) | 0.2 (0.01, 0.3) | 0.3 (0.2, 0.4) | 2.5 (1.7, 3.8) |
| Girls | 0.6 (0.4, 0.8)c | 0.1 (0.01, 0.2) | 0.5 (0.3, 0.6) | 4.0 (2.0, 8.6) |
| Boys | 0.4 (0.3, 0.5) | 0.1 (0.01, 0.2) | 0.3 (0.2, 0.4) | 1.8 (1.1, 3.2) |
a
Difference between the lower extremity and upper extremity (P < .05).
b
Difference between the lower extremity and trunk or spine (P < .05).
c
Difference between girls' and boys' sports (P < .05).