Injury severity and affected body region in epee fencers
| N (%) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Level I | Level II | Level III | Total | |||||
| Region | Men | Women | Men | Women | Men | Women | Men | Women |
| Head and neck | 4 (0.07) | 6 (0.09) | 4 (0.07) | 5 (0.08) | 1 (0.02) | 1 (0.02) | 9 (0.16) | 12 (0.19) |
| Upper extremity | 29 (0.52) | 25 (0.39) | 8 (0.14) | 9 (0.14) | 13 (0.23) | 14 (0.22) | 50 (0.89) | 48 (0.75) |
| Trunk | 17 (0.30) | 33 (0.52) | 4 (0.07) | 6 (0.09) | 12 (0.21) | 13 (0.20) | 33 (0.59) | 52 (0.81) |
| Lower extremity | 41 (0.73) | 44 (0.69) | 15 (0.27) | 27 (0.42) | 19 (0.34) | 36 (0.56) | 75 (1.34) | 107 (1.67) |
| Total | 91 | 108 | 31 | 47 | 45 | 64 | 167 | 219 |
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.