Injury severity and affected body region in sabre fencers
| N (%) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Level I | Level II | Level III | Total | |||||
| Region | Men | Women | Men | Women | Men | Women | Men | Women |
| Head and neck | 8 (0.14) | 12 (0.19) | 2 (0.04) | 0 (0.00) | 2 (0.04) | 0 (0.00) | 12 (0.22) | 12 (0.19) |
| Upper extremity | 60 (1.07) | 23 (0.36) | 8 (0.14) | 18 (0.28) | 16 (0.29) | 7 (0.11) | 84 (0.15) | 48 (0.75) |
| Trunk | 30 (0.54) | 21 (0.33) | 4 (0.07) | 17 (0.27) | 11 (0.20) | 11 (0.17) | 45 (0.08) | 49 (0.77) |
| Lower extremity | 56 (1.00) | 48 (0.75) | 12 (0.21) | 22 (0.34) | 36 (0.64) | 47 (0.73) | 104 (1.86) | 117 (1.83) |
| Total | 154 | 104 | 26 | 57 | 65 | 65 | 245 | 226 |
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.