Table 5 The mean direct medical costs expressed in euros (€) for each injury localisation including both injuries with and without direct medical costs

			Hospitalisation		Medical care		Pharmaceutical supplies		Physical therapy		Bandages, braces, etc.		Transport		Tooth prosthesis, crutches, etc.
	Costs observed (%)*	Total		RIZIV	Total	RIZIV	Total	RIZIV	Total	RIZIV	Total	RIZIV	Total	RIZIV	Total	RIZIV
Head/face	46.5	53		14	62	41	5	0	21	11	1	0.80	5	1	74	0
Tooth	66.1	72		13	125	87	6	0	86	51	0	0	13	3	162	0
Neck	48.5	40		27	76	30	9	0	46	29	1	0.35	0.71	0.59	0	0
Shoulder	47.6	72		16	44	30	5	0	54	37	3	2	8	4	0.36	0.05
Upper arm	81.1	65		1.95	94	67	16	0	161	108	19	17	9	6	0	0
Elbow	52.4	69		17	54	34	6	0	69	49	0..91	0.25	3	1	0	0
Forearm	51.1	57		22	36	27	2	0	38	27	3	1	3	0.91	0.09	0
Wrist	44.2	25		10	36	26	4	0	4	3	2	2	0.47	0	0	0
Hand	37.5	26		8	39	30	2	0	21	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Fingers	36.8	76		11	164	29	2	0	71	7	1	0.75	0.49	0.23	0.11	0
Back/spine	46.2	29		16	54	36	4	0.44	4	3	0	0	12	0.94	0	0
Thorax	51.7	35		11	28	23	2	0	4	3	3	0	4	3	0	0
Abdomen/perineum	45.5	30		18	16	9	1	0	0	0	0	0	22	6	0	0
Hip/groin/pelvis	37.5	27		6	23	12	2	0	57	33	1	0	4	2	0	0
Thigh	52.4	19		4	27	19	5	2	40	23	0.28	0	3	0	0	0
Knee	72.6	284		163	51	37	26	1	134	75	26	13	5	1	0.62	0
ACL	67.7	714		28	95	63	20	0	465	327	58	0	2	1	4	0
Lower leg	46.9	37		6	48	32	6	0	37	26	1	0	12	3	0.36	0
Ankle	43.5	33		18	43	28	2	0.27	71	40	6	1	0	0	0.56	0
Sprain	36.9	52		12	56	37	6	1	67	42	16	8	0.12	0	0.60	0
Foot	40.3	15		7	19	13	3	0	14	8	1	0	0.63	0.23	0.01	0
Toes	44.4	9		3	40	29	2	0	10	6	2	0	0.11	0.05	0.08	0

ACL, anterior cruciate ligament; RIZIV, health insurance institution of the social security system in Belgium.
*Percentage of injuries where costs observed.