Number and rates of game-related injuries per 1000 player-hours among Bantam hockey players in body checking and non-body checking leagues by location and type of injury
Location and type of injury | Rate per 1000 player-hours (95% CI) * | |||
Body checking | No body checking | |||
Location | n (/129) | Rate | n (/31) | Rate |
Head/face | 55 | 3.40 (0.78 to 6.02) | 16 | 1.89 (0.00 to 4.59) |
Neck/throat† | 3 | 0.19 (0.04 to 0.54) | 2 | 0.24 (0.03 to 0.85) |
Shoulder/clavicle | 12 | 0.74 (0.00 to 2.2) | 0 | 0.00 (0.00 to 0.00) |
Arm/elbow/forearm† | 3 | 0.19 (0.04 to 0.54) | 3 | 0.35 (0.07 to 1.04) |
Wrist/hand | 10 | 0.62 (0.00 to 1.95) | 1 | 0.12 (0.00 to 0.92) |
Back/side† | 5 | 0.31 (0.10 to 0.72) | 0 | 0.00 (0.00 to 0.44) |
Chest/ribs/abdomen† | 3 | 0.19 (0.04 to 0.54) | 1 | 0.12 (0.00 to 0.66) |
Pelvis/hips/groin/ upper leg† | 3 | 0.19 (0.04 to 0.50) | 3 | 0.35 (0.07 to 1.04) |
Knee† | 6 | 0.37 (0.14 to 0.81) | 1 | 0.12 (0.00 to 0.66) |
Lower leg/ankle/foot† | 7 | 0.43 (0.17 to 0.89) | 1 | 0.12 (0.00 to 0.66) |
Other† | 0 | 0.00 (0.00 to 0.23) | 1 | 0.12 (0.00 to 0.66) |
Missing/unknown | 22 | 1.36 (0.00 to 3.28) | 2 | 0.24 (0.00 to 1.34) |
Type | ||||
Contusion | 9 | 0.56 (0.00 to 1.00) | 4 | 0.47 (0.00 to 2.06) |
Concussion | 54 | 3.34 (0.76 to 5.93) | 17 | 2.01 (0.00 to 4.78) |
Joint/ligament sprain/dislocation | 8 | 0.49 (0.00 to 1.69) | 1 | 0.12 (0.00 to 0.92) |
Fracture | 14 | 0.87 (0.00 to 2.38) | 1 | 0.12 (0.00 to 0.89) |
Muscle strain/tendinitis | 14 | 0.87 (0.00 to 2.44) | 4 | 0.47 (0.00 to 2.08) |
Abrasion/bleeding/ burn/cut/blister† | 1 | 0.06 (0.00 to 0.34) | 0 | 0.00 (0.00 to 0.44) |
Other† | 5 | 0.31 (0.10 to 0.72) | 2 | 0.24 (0.03 to 0.85) |
Missing/unknown | 24 | 1.48 (0.00 to 3.45) | 2 | 0.24 (0.00 to 1.32) |
*Crude rates with 95% CIs with a design effect that takes into account clustering (offset by game-hours).
†Exact CIs.