Parent injury type Specific injury type | Number | Incidence (95% CI) | Mean severity (95% CI) | Burden (95% CI) | Median severity (IQR) |
Muscle and tendon | 175 | 12.8 (11 to 15)* | 28 (22 to 34) | 358 (207 to 620) | 13 (6–30) |
Haematoma/contusion/bruise | 83 | 6.1 (5 to 8) | 16 (11 to 21) | 97 (44 to 215) | 7 (4–19) |
Muscle injury | 78 | 5.7 (5 to 7) | 37 (27 to 48) | 211 (93 to 479) | 20 (6–48) |
Tendon injury | 14 | 1.0 (1 to 2) | 47 (18 to 77) | 48 (7 to 334) | 28.5 (17–75) |
Joint (non-bone) and ligament | 164 | 12.0 (10 to 14)* | 73 (57 to 88) | 875 (497 to 1541)† | 34 (11–79) |
Sprain/ligament | 135 | 9.9 (8 to 12) | 74 (57 to 92) | 730 (391 to 1363) | 33 (12–76) |
Lesion of cartilage/meniscus/disc | 17 | 1.2 (1 to 2) | 60 (25 to 96) | 75 (13 to 433) | 38 (14–63) |
Dislocation/subluxation | 12 | 0.9 (0 to 2) | 68 (3 to 134) | 60 (7 to 484) | 12 (6–110) |
Brain/spinal cord/PNS | 75 | 5.5 (4 to 7) | 37 (27 to 48) | 203 (88 to 469) | 20 (9–56) |
Concussion | 69 | 5.0 (4 to 6) | 39 (28 to 50) | 197 (82 to 471) | 20 (11–61) |
Nerve/spinal cord injury | 6 | 0.4 (0 to 1) | 21 (7 to 35) | 9 (0 to 178) | 6 (6–20) |
Bone | 36 | 2.6 (2 to 4) | 70 (48 to 91) | 184 (55 to 617) | 45 (22–112) |
Fracture | 36 | 2.6 (2 to 4) | 70 (48 to 91) | 184 (55 to 617) | 45 (22–112) |
Skin | 10 | 0.7 (0 to 1) | 15 (4 to 26) | 11 (1 to 109) | 9 (6–18) |
Laceration | 10 | 0.7 (0 to 1) | 15 (4 to 26) | 11 (1 to 109) | 9 (6–18) |
Other | 74 | 5.4 (4 to 7) | 46 (32 to 60) | 249 (107 to 578) | 22 (10–60) |
Other | 70 | 5.1 (4 to 6) | 46 (32 to 60) | 235 (99 to 560) | 24 (10–60) |
Visceral | 4 | 0.3 (0 to 1) | 22 (0 to 64) | 6 (0 to 241) | 11 (8–37) |
*Significantly higher incidence than brain/spinal cord/PNS, bone and skin.
†Significantly higher burden than all other parent injury types.
PNS, peripheral nervous system.