What part of the body is most likely to be injured in sports?
10 most common body parts injured in sports
Posted: 10/25/2010
Baltimore - The 10 most common athletic-related injuries to body parts among high-school teenagers during the five-year period from 2005 to 2009 and the percentage of victims who are male and female.
Body Part .............. Total .. Male . Female
Ankle ................. 15,615 ... 66% .. 34%
Head .................. 10,975 ... 68 ... 32
Finger ................. 9,879 ... 72 ... 28
Knee ................... 8,959 ... 62 ... 38
Face .................. 7,183 ... 75 ... 25
Shoulder .............. 6,832 ... 82 ... 18
Wrist ................. 5,964 ... 71 ... 29
Hand .................. 4,701 ... 76 ... 24
Lower Trunk ........... 4,463 ... 68 ... 32
Foot .................. 3,513 ... 65 ... 35
Source: Scripps Howard News Service analysis of 99,793 injuries treated in emergency rooms at 100 U.S. hospitals participating in a U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission surveillance program.
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