Table 2

Reported injury incidence proportions or incidence rates for all reviewed studies

Study (year)Injury incidence proportion (IP) or incidence rate (IR) (95% CI)
Tomczak et al (1989)10 Career incidence proportion (IP):
428 injuries (409, 447)/100 participants
Limb (1995)11 Injury incidence rate (IR):
53.87 injuries (40.58, 70.12)/1 million visits
Paige et al (1998)1 Not examined
Rohrbough et al (2000)5 Career IP: 300 injuries (250, 357)/100 participants
Wright et al (2001)8 Not examined
Carmeli et al (2002)12 Not examined
Schlegel et al (2002)13 Not examined
Logan et al (2004)9 Career IP: 152 injuries (133, 172)/100 participants
Gerdes et al (2006)14 Career IP: 131 injuries (126, 136)/100 participants (Authors allowed 3 injury reports maximum)
Josephsen et al (2007)2 IP of outdoor bouldering injuries:
103 injuries (71, 146)/100 participants/year
IP of indoor bouldering injuries:
127 injuries (85, 184)/100 participants/year
Shahram et al (2007)15 Not examined
Backe et al (2008)16 IR: 4.2 injuries (3.61, 4.77)/1000 climbing hours (14 traumatic and 194 overuse injuries in 49 986 climbing hours)
Jones et al (2008)3 IP: 137 injuries (121, 154)/100 participants/year
Nelson et al (2009)17 Not examined
Neuhof et al (2011)4 IR: 0.2 injuries (0.02, 0.72)/1000 climbing hours (acute injury only)
Hasler et al (2012)18 Not examined
Pieber et al (2012)19 Career IP: 194 injuries (175, 214)/100 participants
Schöffl et al (2013)20 IR: 0.74 injuries (0.24, 1.73)/1000 competition hours (acute injury only)
Schöffl et al (2013)21 IR: 0.02 injuries (0.01, 0.03)/1000 climbing hours (acute injury only)