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Table 3 Proportions of body sites and diagnoses of soccer-related injuries treated in US emergency departments from 2004 to 2013 (NEISS) and seen by athletic trainers in high school (HS RIO) and collegiate (NCAA-ISP) settingsa

From: Epidemiologic comparisons of soccer-related injuries presenting to emergency departments and reported within high school and collegiate settings

 

14–17 year olds (2005–2013)

18–22 year olds (2009–2013)

 

HS RIO,

NEISS,

 

NCAA-ISP,

NEISS,

 

Variable

n (%)

n (%)

IPR (95%CI)b

n (%)

n (%)

IPR (95%CI)c

Body Part

 Head/face

706571 (20.9)

4647 (24.2)

0.92 (0.87, 0.97)*

15379 (10.8)

30147 (23.5)

0.46 (0.41, 0.52)*

 Neck

17584 (0.5)

256 (1.3)

0.45 (0.32, 0.63)*

615 (0.4)

1196 (0.9)

0.46 (0.25, 0.84)*

 Shoulder

71693 (2.1)

857 (4.5)

0.50 (0.42, 0.59)*

3916 (2.7)

6760 (5.3)

0.52 (0.41, 0.67)*

 Arm/elbow

44904 (1.3)

937 (4.9)

0.32 (0.26, 0.40)*

1164 (0.8)

3185 (2.5)

0.33 (0.22, 0.50)*

 Hand/wrist

143173 (4.2)

2281 (11.9)

0.34 (0.30, 0.39)*

4859 (3.4)

12158 (9.5)

0.36 (0.29, 0.44)*

 Trunk

124860 (3.7)

1407 (7.3)

0.52 (0.45, 0.59)*

7598 (5.3)

8512 (6.6)

0.80 (0.66, 0.97)*

 Thigh/upper leg

517233 (15.3)

207 (1.1)

14.06 (12.13, 16.30)*

38543 (27.0)

1589 (1.2)

21.85 (16.40, 29.10)*

 Knee

557899 (16.5)

2367 (12.3)

1.29 (1.20, 1.38)*

22062 (15.5)

18580 (14.5)

1.07 (0.96, 1.20)

 Lower leg

248938 (7.4)

1132 (5.9)

1.34 (1.21, 1.49)*

12699 (8.9)

7526 (5.9)

1.52 (1.28, 1.80)*

 Ankle

693323 (20.6)

3592 (18.7)

1.05 (0.99, 1.11)

22740 (15.9)

26909 (20.9)

0.76 (0.69, 0.84)*

 Foot

216553 (6.4)

1422 (7.4)

0.79 (0.71, 0.88)*

10471 (7.3)

10381 (8.1)

0.91 (0.77, 1.07)

 Otherd

31089 (0.9)

137 (0.7)

1.26 (0.90, 1.78)

2697 (1.9)

1579 (1.2)

1.54 (1.00, 2.35)*

Diagnosis

 Concussion

604371 (17.9)

1459 (7.6)

2.75 (2.55, 2.96)*

8445 (5.9)

5865 (4.6)

1.30 (1.05, 1.59)*

 Contusion

413733 (12.3)

3276 (17.0)

0.67 (0.62, 0.72)*

23041 (16.1)

17841 (13.9)

1.16 (1.04, 1.31)*

 Dislocation

44768 (1.3)

492 (2.6)

0.49 (0.39, 0.62)*

776 (0.5)

5540 (4.3)

0.13 (0.08, 0.20)*

 Fracture

254397 (7.5)

3575 (18.6)

0.43 (0.39, 0.47)*

3996 (2.8)

20183 (15.7)

0.18 (0.14, 0.22)*

 Laceration

36898 (1.1)

917 (4.8)

0.22 (0.18, 0.28)*

1988 (1.4)

10592 (8.2)

0.17 (0.12, 0.23)*

 Sprain/strain

1628374 (48.3)

6494 (33.7)

1.38 (1.33, 1.42)*

73262 (51.3)

47595 (37.0)

1.39 (1.31, 1.46)*

 Othere

392282 (11.6)

3029 (15.7)

0.78 (0.72, 0.85)*

31234 (21.9)

20906 (16.3)

1.35 (1.22, 1.48)*

  1. aNational estimates were calculated by applying statistical weights provided by the US Consumer Product Safety Commission’s National Electronic Injury Surveillance System to actual case counts
  2. bCompares HS RIO to NEISS; * indicates 95%CI does not contain 1.00
  3. cCompares NCAA-ISP to NEISS; * indicates 95%CI does not contain 1.00
  4. dIncludes internal injuries, injuries not recorded, etc
  5. eIncludes burns, ingesting foreign objects, unrecorded diagnoses, etc
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