Table 1

Main groupings and subcategories used for classifying the location of injuries

Main groupingSubcategory
Head and neckHead/face/nose/maxilla/mandible/teeth
Neck/cervical spine
Upper limbsShoulder/scapula/clavicle
Upper arm/humerus
Elbow
Forearm/radius/ulna
Wrist/carpus
Hand/finger/thumb
TrunkSternum/ribs
Upper back/thoracic spine
Abdomen/abdominal viscera
Lower back/lumbar spine
Pelvis/pelvic organs/sacrum/buttocks
Lower limbsHip/groin
Thigh/femur
Knee/patella tendon
Lower leg/tibia/fibula/Achilles tendon
Ankle/tarsus
Foot/toe
OtherLocation unspecified