Table 4 Annual total claim count, total cost and cost per claim for each anatomical injury site per year within the 6 year study period

 Shoulder

57,586

60,520

60,942

62,727

65,235

64,883

371,893

 Elbow

4,577

5,047

6,027

6,071

6,236

5,744

33,702

 Knee

45,983

47,971

47,522

44,339

47,313

48,402

281,530

 Ankle

16,851

16,978

18,465

19,045

20,179

20,257

111,775

 Finger, Thumb and Wrist

31,788

33,333

33,889

35,850

37,904

40,034

212,798

 Upper and Lower Arm

1,087

1,168

1,282

1,374

1,615

1,614

8,140

 Hip, Upper Leg and Thigh

13,002

13,885

15,258

15,457

16,991

17,646

92,239

 Shoulder

$83,024,989

$84,488,617

$84,022,261

$95,387,639

$108,755,719

$113,599,314

$569,278,539

 Elbow

$3,898,729

$3,927,779

$4,649,262

$5,253,332

$6,559,852

$7,127,880

$31,416,834

 Knee

$63,619,190

$63,520,525

$68,996,408

$69,660,313

$75,909,954

$81,310,524

$423,016,914

 Ankle

$17,253,990

$16,826,440

$19,527,548

$21,029,682

$24,043,240

$25,618,025

$124,298,925

 Finger, Thumb and Wrist

$24,778,763

$24,690,955

$26,606,154

$29,293,309

$34,085,529

$38,107,113

$177,561,823

 Upper and Lower Arm

$4,249,063

$4,665,164

$4,918,263

$5,175,319

$6,241,071

$7,414,596

$32,663,476

 Hip, Upper Leg and Thigh

$5,701,752

$5,856,454

$6,996,852

$7,629,573

$8,995,867

$10,157,480

$45,337,978

 Shoulder

$1,442.00

$1,396.00

$1,379.00

$1,521.00

$1,667.00

$1,751.00

$1,526.00

 Elbow

$851.81

$778.24

$771.41

$865.32

$1,051.93

$1,240.93

$926.61

 Knee

$1,383.54

$1,324.14

$1,451.88

$1,571.08

$1,604.42

$1,679.90

$1,502.49

 Ankle

$1,023.91

$991.07

$1,057.54

$1,104.21

$1,191.50

$1,264.65

$1,105.48

 Finger, Thumb and Wrist

$779.50

$740.74

$785.10

$817.11

$899.26

$951.87

$828.93

 Upper and Lower Arm

$3,908.98

$3,994.15

$3,836.40

$3,766.61

$3,864.44

$4,593.93

$3,994.09

 Hip, Upper Leg and Thigh

$438.53

$421.78

$458.57

$493.60

$529.45

$575.63

$486.26