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.