Table 3. Injury location (body region and site) in elite Korean aquatic athletes.
| Site |
Frequency and Proportion (%) |
| Swimming |
Diving |
Water polo |
Artistic Swimming |
| Men |
Women |
Men |
Women |
Men |
Women |
| Head |
- |
- |
- |
1 (1.0) |
1 (0.5) |
- |
| Neck |
14 (12.1) |
8 (5.8) |
4 (5.3) |
8 (7.9) |
18 (8.9) |
15 (9.1) |
| Head and neck |
14 (12.1) |
8 (5.8) |
4 (5.3) |
9 (8.9) |
19 (9.4) |
15 (9.1) |
| Shoulder |
23 (19.8) |
28 (20.1) |
11 (14.7) |
10 (9.9) |
51 (25.2) |
30 (18.3) |
| Upper arms |
4 (3.4) |
4 (2.9) |
2 (2.7) |
2 (2.0) |
5 (2.5) |
3 (1.8) |
| Elbow |
5 (4.3) |
8 (5.8) |
- |
1 (1.0) |
22 (10.9) |
13 (7.9) |
| Forearm |
- |
2 (1.4) |
1 (1.3) |
4 (4.0) |
2 (1.0) |
2 (1.2) |
| Wrist |
1 (0.9) |
- |
3 (4.0) |
12 (11.9) |
8 (4.0) |
11 (6.7) |
| Hand |
- |
1 (0.7) |
1 (1.3) |
4 (4.0) |
9 (4.5) |
3 (1.8) |
| Upper extremity |
33 (28.4) |
43 (30.9) |
18 (24.0) |
33 (32.7) |
97 (48.0) |
62 (37.8) |
| Chest |
2 (1.7) |
2 (1.4) |
1 (1.3) |
2 (2.0) |
2 (1.0) |
1 (0.6) |
| Thoracic spine |
6 (5.2) |
8 (5.8) |
6 (8.0) |
10 (9.9) |
13 (6.4) |
5 (3.0) |
| Lumbosacral |
26 (22.4) |
28 (20.2) |
12 (16.0) |
23 (22.8) |
29 (14.4) |
19 (11.6) |
| Abdomen |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Trunk |
34 (29.3) |
38 (27.3) |
19 (25.3) |
35 (34.7) |
44 (21.8) |
25 (15.2) |
| Hip/groin |
- |
5 (3.6) |
3(43) |
- |
3 (1.5) |
3 (1.8) |
| Thigh |
7 (6.0) |
7 (5.0) |
9 (12.0) |
4 (4.0) |
7 (3.5) |
13 (7.9) |
| Knee |
11 (9.5) |
13 (9.4) |
7 (9.3) |
3 (3.0) |
17 (8.4) |
12 (7.3) |
| Lower Leg |
3 (2.6) |
5 (3.6) |
6 (8.0) |
9 (8.9) |
8 (4.0) |
5 (3.0) |
| Ankle |
13 (11.2) |
13 (9.4) |
8 (10.7) |
5 (5.0) |
6 (3.0) |
21 (12.8) |
| Foot |
1 (0.9) |
7 (5.0) |
1 (1.3) |
3 (3.0) |
1 (0.5) |
8 (4.9) |
| Lower extremity |
35 (30.2) |
50 (36.0) |
34 (45.3) |
24 (23.8) |
42 (20.8) |
62 (37.8) |
| Total |
116 (100.0) |
139 (100.0) |
75 (100.0) |
101 (100.0) |
202 (100.0) |
164 (100.0) |
