Injury severity and affected body region in foil fencers
| N (%) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Level I | Level II | Level III | Total | |||||
| Region | Men | Women | Men | Women | Men | Women | Men | Women |
| Head and neck | 3 (0.05) | 6 (0.09) | 1 (0.02) | 1 (0.02) | 1 (0.02) | 2 (0.03) | 5 (0.09) | 9 (0.14) |
| Upper extremity | 22 (0.39) | 14 (0.22) | 10 (0.18) | 11 (0.17) | 13 (0.23) | 10 (0.16) | 45 (0.80) | 35 (0.55) |
| Trunk | 23 (0.41) | 25 (0.39) | 8 (0.14) | 5 (0.08) | 6 (0.11) | 6 (0.09) | 37 (0.66) | 36 (0.56) |
| Lower extremity | 32 (0.57) | 36 (0.56) | 14 (0.25) | 11 (0.17) | 32 (0.57) | 27 (0.42) | 78 (1.39) | 74 (1.16) |
| Total | 80 | 81 | 33 | 28 | 52 | 45 | 165 | 154 |
Data provided as absolute incidence and frequency of injury in a specific body region, relative to the total number of injuries noted over the entire observation period. Injury severity was defined as: mild or level I injury, requiring treatment for 1–3 days; moderate or level II injury, requiring treatment for 4–7 days; and severe or level III injury, requiring treatment for ≥8 days.