Table 2 National estimates of soccer-related injuries treated in US emergency departments from 2004 to 2013 by age groupa
| Â | Age, y | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2 to 4 | 5 to 9 | 10 to 13 | 14 to 17 | 18 to 22 | 23 to 29 | 30 to 39 | 40 to 49 | 50 and over | |
(n = 12,146) | (n = 264,307) | (n = 422,637) | (n = 688,057) | (n = 234,997) | (n = 184,017) | (n = 142,598) | (n = 67,511) | (n = 22,981) | |
Variable | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % |
Body Part | |||||||||
 Head/face | 30.9 | 17.2 | 14.0 | 22.6 | 22.6 | 18.5 | 16.9 | 14.9 | 16.4 |
 Neck | 2.2 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.2 |
 Shoulder | 5.7 | 3.4 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 5.3 | 6.2 | 6.3 | 7.9 | 6.6 |
 Arm/elbow | 19.9 | 13.5 | 9.5 | 4.1 | 2.6 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 3.4 | 6.2 |
 Hand/wrist | 10.3 | 24.3 | 23.3 | 12.7 | 9.1 | 8.5 | 8.8 | 11.9 | 14.5 |
 Trunk | 3.9 | 5.9 | 5.5 | 7.1 | 6.3 | 8.1 | 8.6 | 10.9 | 11.9 |
 Thigh/upper leg | 2.2 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.8 |
 Knee | 5.1 | 7.6 | 10.1 | 12.8 | 14.6 | 17.4 | 14.1 | 13.7 | 11.2 |
 Lower leg | 5.9 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 5.5 | 6.1 | 5.9 | 8.8 | 10.7 | 7.7 |
 Ankle | 6.1 | 10.9 | 16.6 | 19.6 | 21.2 | 19.8 | 18.5 | 13.7 | 12.6 |
 Foot | 6.4 | 9.8 | 10.0 | 8.3 | 9.1 | 8.8 | 10.6 | 9.8 | 8.5 |
 Otherb | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 1.3 |
 Total | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
Diagnosis | |||||||||
 Concussion | 2.6 | 2.5 | 3.6 | 6.4 | 4.1 | 2.1 | 1.8 | 2.4 | 2.4 |
 Contusion | 18.7 | 19.9 | 19.2 | 19.1 | 15.5 | 13.8 | 13.8 | 13.7 | 13.3 |
 Dislocation | 1.3 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 2.7 | 4.3 | 5.7 | 5.3 | 4.7 | 3.6 |
 Fracture | 31.3 | 29.7 | 28.2 | 17.9 | 16.2 | 20.2 | 21.6 | 23.0 | 26.7 |
 Laceration | 11.7 | 5.5 | 3.5 | 4.9 | 9.1 | 8.8 | 8.7 | 6.6 | 7.2 |
 Sprain/strain | 14.1 | 26.6 | 32.3 | 35.1 | 37.7 | 37.7 | 37.5 | 36.8 | 30.5 |
 Otherc | 20.2 | 14.9 | 12.0 | 13.9 | 13.1 | 11.7 | 11.3 | 12.8 | 16.4 |
 Total | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |