Table 5 Classification of career-ending injuries by diagnostic categories
DiagnosisJump jockeysFlat jockeysTotal injuries
Fatality314
Fracture*14620
Dislocation*505
Soft tissue injury257
Neurological pathology8210
Intra-abdo pathology101
Total331447
  • *Two jump jockeys suffered fracture–dislocations of the shoulder. Each injury was recorded as a fracture and as a dislocation.