Aetiology of injury as a function of location and diagnosis
| Injury diagnosis | Injury location: number of injuries (average severity, days) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Head/neck | Upper limb | Trunk | Lower limb | All | |
| Fractures and bone stress | 1 (33) | 1 (21) | 0 (–) | 1 (20) | 3 (25) |
| Joint (non-bone) and ligament | 6 (3) | 17 (6) | 12 (18) | 25 (27) | 60 (17) |
| Muscle and tendon | 0 (–) | 6 (17) | 6 (7) | 60 (9) | 72 (11) |
| Laceration and skin | 2 (6) | 0 (–) | 0 (–) | 0 (–) | 2 (6) |
| Central/peripheral nervous system | 7 (17) | 0 (–) | 0 (–) | 1 (3) | 8 (16) |
| All | 16 (12) | 24 (14) | 18 (14) | 87 (14) | 145 (14) |