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Table 3 Frequency of body part injured and injury types

From: Can pre-season fitness measures predict time to injury in varsity athletes?: a retrospective case control study

Body Part

Injury Type

Total

Bruise

Tendinitis

Ligament sprain incomplete

Ligament sprain complete

Muscle or tendon strain incomplete

Dislocation partial

Dislocation complete

Fracture

Stress fracture

Herniation

Other

Upper extremity

3

3

8

1

1

1

2

1

0

0

0

20

Lower extremity

1

4

5

0

6

0

1

0

1

0

4

22

Upper back/ neck/ ribs

2

0

0

0

4

0

0

0

0

0

0

6

Lower back/ pelvis

0

1

0

0

4

1

0

0

0

2

3

11

Head

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

5

6

Total

7

8

13

1

15

2

3

1

1

2

12

65