Table 2. Location of injury in KLPGA golfers. Data are number (%). |
|
Division I |
Division II |
Division III |
Total |
| Head and trunk |
200 (31.3) |
233 (35.5) |
176 (32.8) |
609 (33.2) |
| Face (including eye, ear, and nose) |
13 (2.0) |
28 (4.3) |
13 (2.4) |
54 (2.9) |
| Head |
1 (0.2) |
3 (0.5) |
1 (0.2) |
5 (0.3) |
| Neck/cervical spine |
49 (7.7) |
53 (8.1) |
42 (7.8) |
144 (7.9) |
| Thoracic spine/upper back |
19 (3.0) |
20 (3.0) |
12 (2.2) |
51 (2.8) |
| Sternum/ribs |
9 (1.4) |
8 (1.2) |
8 (1.5) |
25 (1.4) |
| Lumbar spine/lower back |
73 (11.4) |
78 (11.9) |
67 (12.5) |
218 (11.9) |
| Abdomen |
0 (0) |
1 (0.2) |
1 (0.2) |
2 (0.1) |
| Pelvis/sacrum/buttock |
36 (5.6) |
42 (6.4) |
32 (6.0) |
110 (6.0) |
| Upper extremities |
230 (35.9) |
272 (41.5) |
244 (45.4) |
746 (40.7) |
| Shoulder/clavicle |
90 (14.1) |
103 (15.7) |
93 (17.3) |
286 (15.6) |
| Upper arm |
1 (0.2) |
1 (0.2) |
3 (0.6) |
5 (0.3) |
| Elbow |
20 (3.1) |
31 (4.7) |
28 (5.2) |
79 (4.3) |
| Forearm |
3 (0.5) |
4 (0.6) |
3 (0.6) |
10 (0.5) |
| Wrist |
78 (12.2) |
86 (13.1) |
79 (14.7) |
243 (13.3) |
| Hand |
13 (2.0) |
16 (2.4) |
13 (2.4) |
42 (3.3) |
| Finger |
10 (1.6) |
14 (2.1) |
13 (2.4) |
37 (2.0) |
| Thumb |
15 (2.3) |
17 (2.6) |
12 (2.2) |
44 (2.4) |
| Lower extremities |
210 (32.8) |
151 (23.0) |
117 (21.8) |
478 (26.1) |
| Hip/groin |
17 (2.7) |
8 (1.2) |
7 (1.3) |
32 (1.7) |
| Thigh |
9 (1.4) |
5 (0.8) |
3 (0.6) |
17 (0.9) |
| Knee |
62 (9.7) |
41 (6.3) |
34 (6.3) |
137 (7.5) |
| Lower leg |
14 (2.2) |
7 (1.1) |
5 (0.9) |
26 (1.4) |
| Achilles tendon |
24 (3.8) |
18 (2.7) |
13 (2.4) |
55 (3.0) |
| Ankle |
55 (8.6) |
51 (7.8) |
46 (8.6) |
152 (8.3) |
| Foot/toe |
29 (4.5) |
21 (3.2) |
9 (1.7) |
59 (3.2) |
| Total |
640 |
656 |
537 |
1833 |
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