Table 2

Body sites injured in injured boxers (n=107 injuries)

Injury sitesNumber of injuriesPercentage of all injuriesInjury rate per 1000 fight participations
*Not eye, eyelid, eyebrow, cheek, nose, skull, or hair/scalp.
Eye, eyelid, and eyebrow4945.8114.8
Concussion1715.939.8
Face1615.037.5
Cheek98.421.1
Hands/fingers76.516.4
Head*32.77.0
Jaw/mouth21.94.7
Upper limb10.92.3
Internal organs (lungs)10.92.3
Not specified22.04.7
Total107100.0