Recommended categories of body regions and areas for injuries
| Region | Body area | OSIICS | SMDCS | Notes |
| Head and neck | Head | H | HE | Includes facial, brain (concussion), eyes, ears, teeth. |
| Neck | N | NE | Includes cervical spine, larynx, major vessels. | |
| Upper limb | Shoulder | S | SH | Includes clavicle, scapula, rotator cuff, biceps tendon origin. |
| Upper arm | U | AR | ||
| Elbow | E | EL | Ligaments, insertional biceps and triceps tendon. | |
| Forearm | R | FA | Includes non-articular radius and ulna injuries. | |
| Wrist | W | WR | Carpus. | |
| Hand | P | HA | Includes finger, thumb. | |
| Trunk | Chest | C | CH | Sternum, ribs, breast, chest organs. |
| Thoracic spine | D | TS | Thoracic spine, costovertebral joints. | |
| Lumbosacral | L | LS | Includes lumbar spine, sacroiliac joints, sacrum, coccyx, buttocks. | |
| Abdomen | O | AB | Below diaphragm and above inguinal canal, includes abdominal organs. | |
| Lower limb | Hip/groin | G | HI | Hip and anterior musculoskeletal structures (eg, pubic symphysis, proximal adductors, iliopsoas).116 |
| Thigh | T | TH | Includes femur, hamstrings (including ischial tuberosity), quadriceps, mid-distal adductors. | |
| Knee | K | KN | Includes patella, patellar tendon, pes anserinus. | |
| Lower leg | Q | LE | Includes non-articular tibia and fibular injuries, calf and Achilles tendon. | |
| Ankle | A | AN | Includes syndesmosis, talocrural and subtalar joints. | |
| Foot | F | FO | Includes toes, calcaneus, plantar fascia. | |
| Unspecified | Region unspecified | Z | OO | |
| Multiple regions | Single injury crossing two or more regions | X | OO |
OSIICS, Orchard Sports Injury and Illness Classification System; SMDCS, Sport Medicine Diagnostic Coding System.