Description of all recorded injuries in freestyle skiing (n=291) with regard to body part injured and severity category classified according to the number of days' absence from training and competition
| Time loss (body part injured) | No time loss | 1–3 Days | 4–7 Days | 8–28 Days | >28 Days | Information missing | Total (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Head–face | 6 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 5 | 39 (13.4) | |
| Neck, cervical spine | 2 | 1 | 3 (1.0) | ||||
| Shoulder, clavicle | 6 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 32 (11.0) |
| Upper arm | 2 | 2 (0.7) | |||||
| Elbow | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 (3.4) | |
| Forearm | 1 | 2 | 3 (1.0) | ||||
| Wrist | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 8 (2.7) | ||
| Hand–f inger– thumb | 10 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 20 (6.9) | |
| Chest (sternum, ribs, upper back) | 7 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 16 (5.5) | ||
| Abdomen | 1 | 1 (0.3) | |||||
| Lower back, pelvis, sacrum | 7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 22 (7.6) | |
| Hip–groin | 5 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 18 (6.2) | ||
| Thigh | 5 | 1 | 1 | 7 (2.4) | |||
| Knee | 12 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 38 | 77 (26.5) | |
| Lower leg, Achilles tendon | 10 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 18 (6.2) | ||
| Ankle | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 (4.5) | |
| Foot– heel–toe | 1 | 1 | 2 (0.7) | ||||
| Total (%) | 77 (26.5) | 33 (11.3) | 34 (11.7) | 51 (17.5) | 93 (32.0) | 3 (1.0) | 291 (100) |