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Table 1 Participant characteristics

From: Injury surveillance in elite Paralympic athletes with limb deficiency: a retrospective analysis of upper quadrant injuries

Impairment

Female: Male Athletes (n=)

Congenital limb loss (n=)

Traumatic limb loss (n=)

Total injuries (n=)

Single Trans Tibial Amputee (A)

2:3

1

4

34

Bilateral Trans Tibial Amputee (B)

0:1

0

1

34

Single Trans Femoral Amputee (C)

4:5

1

8

16

Bilateral Trans Femoral Amputee (D)

1:0

1

0

4

Single Through Knee Amputee (E)

0:2

0

2

6

Trans Femoral Amputee & Through Knee Amputee (F)

0:1

0

1

7

Trans Tibial Amputee & Through Knee Amputee (G)

0:1

1

0

4

Trans Tibial Amputee & Upper Limb Loss (H)

0:1

1

0

18

Trans Femoral Amputee & Upper Limb Loss (I)

1:1

1

1

2

Above Elbow Amputee (J)

1:1

1

1

2

Below Elbow Amputee (K)

2:2

3

1

21

Bilateral Upper Limb Loss (L)

1:1

2

0

3

Unilateral Hand Loss (M)

2:1

3

0

11

Total

14:20

15 (44%)

19 (56%)

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