Table 2 Characteristics of water-sports related injuries by Sport, 2000-2007.
|
Wakeboarding |
Water skiing |
Tubing |
| Body Location and Diagnosis |
Estimate† |
% |
Estimate† |
% |
Estimate† |
% |
| Overall‡ |
18882 |
|
51923 |
|
11045 |
18882 |
| Head and Neck |
9081 (3623-14529) |
47.9 |
12736 (9336-16135) |
24.6 |
3830 (2140-5520) |
34.7 |
| Concussion |
2261 (939-3583) |
24.9 |
1239 (578-1900) |
9.7 |
583 (186-836) |
15.2 |
| Contusion/Abrasion |
300 (45-555) |
3.3 |
654 (274-1034) |
5.1 |
583 (80-1085) |
15.2 |
| Fracture |
261 (18-504) |
2.9 |
595 (227-964) |
4.7 |
380 (126-633) |
9.9 |
| Laceration |
4660 (1235-8086) |
51.3 |
5901 (4036-7767) |
46.3 |
588 (0-1229) |
15.4 |
| Strain/Sprain |
197 (0-396) |
2.2 |
1550 (960-2140) |
12.2 |
867 (448-1286) |
21.6 |
| Other |
1402 (349-2454) |
15.4 |
2323 (1799-3675) |
21.5 |
900 (475-1324) |
22.6 |
| Hip and Lower Extremity |
5009 (2573-7445) |
26.5 |
18644 (14215-23072) |
35.9 |
2104 (1109-3099) |
19.0 |
| Contusion/Abrasion |
362 (74-650) |
7.2 |
1850 (1089-2611) |
9.9 |
327 (47-606) |
15.5 |
| Dislocation |
84 (0-223) |
1.7 |
164 (0-419) |
0.9 |
0 |
- |
| Fracture |
1065 (346-1785) |
21.3 |
1990 (1169-2811) |
10.7 |
101 (0-249) |
4.8 |
| Laceration |
227 (4-450) |
4.5 |
1618 (704-2533) |
8.7 |
313 (0-742) |
14.9 |
| Strain/Sprain |
2870 (1208-4531) |
57.3 |
10444 (8034-12855) |
56.0 |
1130 (465-1796) |
53.7 |
| Other |
402 (43-760) |
8.0 |
2578 (1450-3706) |
8.7 |
233 (0-504) |
11.1 |
| Shoulder and Upper Extremity |
2802 (823-4781) |
14.8 |
9479 (6287-12672) |
18.3 |
2666 (1490-3842) |
24.1 |
| Contusion/Abrasion |
711 (0-1598) |
25.4 |
1772 (1001-2543) |
18.6 |
398 (80-716) |
14.9 |
| Dislocation |
945 (174-1716) |
33.7 |
950 (55-1843) |
10.0 |
195 (0-415) |
7.3 |
| Fracture |
366 (76-656) |
13.1 |
964 (345-1584) |
10.2 |
783 (276-1289) |
29.4 |
| Laceration |
35 (0-104) |
1.2 |
590 (180-999) |
6.2 |
6 (0-18) |
0.2 |
| Strain/Sprain |
582 (204-959) |
20.8 |
3109 (1971-4247) |
32.8 |
927 (433-1421) |
34.8 |
| Other |
164 (0-375) |
5.9 |
2094 (1204-2984) |
22.1 |
282 (0-826) |
10.6 |
| Trunk |
1990 (860-3119) |
10.6 |
11064 (8352-13777) |
21.3 |
2445 (1432-3457) |
22.1 |
| Contusion/Abrasion |
703 (195-1210) |
35.3 |
3138 (2128-4147) |
28.4 |
928 (366-1490) |
38.0 |
| Dislocation |
35 (0-104) |
1.7 |
87 (0-230) |
0.8 |
71 (0-213) |
2.9 |
| Fracture |
216 (0-435) |
10.9 |
1594 (927-2261) |
14.4 |
103 (0-249) |
4.2 |
| Internal Injury |
16 (0-47) |
0.8 |
74 (0-210) |
0.7 |
95 (0-256) |
3.9 |
| Sprain/Strain |
722 (258-1186) |
36.3 |
4273 (2730-5816) |
38.6 |
800 (282-1318) |
32.7 |
| Other |
298 (17-580) |
15.0 |
1832 (1095-2569) |
15.9 |
370 (121-774) |
15.1 |
* Estimates based on weighted data.† Weighted estimates <1200 cases may be statistically unstable.‡ Estimates differ from those reported in Table 1 due to missing information for injury characteristics.
