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Table 3 Hand and wrist injuries requiring surgery

From: Hand and wrist injuries among collegiate athletes vary with athlete division

Division

Injuries requiring surgery (%)

Surgery rate/10,000 athlete exposurea

95% CI

OR (between divisions)

95% CI

P value

All sports

 Division I

4.45

0.27

0.25

0.30

Ref

   

 Division II

3.56

0.15

0.10

0.20

0.54

0.50

0.60

 < 0.01

 Division III

3.12

0.16

0.13

0.20

0.60

0.56

0.65

 < 0.01

 All divisions

3.78

0.20

0.19

0.21

–

   

Men's sport

 Division I

4.88

0.34

0.31

0.38

Ref

   

 Division II

4.37

0.20

0.13

0.28

0.59

0.53

0.65

 < 0.01

 Division III

3.36

0.2

0.15

0.24

0.57

0.52

0.62

 < 0.01

 All divisions

4.22

0.25

0.24

0.27

–

   

Women’s sports

 Division I

3.22

0.14

0.11

0.18

Ref

   

 Division II

1.65

0.06

0.00

0.11

0.39

0.31

0.50

 < 0.01

 Division III

2.57

0.11

0.06

0.16

0.76

0.65

0.89

0.01

 All divisions

2.65

0.11

0.09

0.13

–

   
  1. aAthlete exposure include practice and competition