Table 2.  Characteristics of water-sports related injuries* by Sport, 2000-2007.
 

Wakeboarding

Water skiing

Tubing

 Body Location and Diagnosis

Estimate†

%

Estimate†

%

Estimate†

%

Overall‡

18882

 

51923

 

11045

18882

Head and Neck

9081 (3623-14529)

47.9

12736 (9336-16135)

24.6

3830 (2140-5520)

34.7

 Concussion

2261 (939-3583)

24.9

1239 (578-1900)

9.7

583 (186-836)

15.2

 Contusion/Abrasion

300 (45-555)

3.3

654 (274-1034)

5.1

583 (80-1085)

15.2

 Fracture

261 (18-504)

2.9

595 (227-964)

4.7

380 (126-633)

9.9

 Laceration

4660 (1235-8086)

51.3

5901 (4036-7767)

46.3

588 (0-1229)

15.4

 Strain/Sprain

197 (0-396)

2.2

1550 (960-2140)

12.2

867 (448-1286)

21.6

 Other

1402 (349-2454)

15.4

2323 (1799-3675)

21.5

900 (475-1324)

22.6

Hip and Lower Extremity

5009 (2573-7445)

26.5

18644 (14215-23072)

35.9

2104 (1109-3099)

19.0

 Contusion/Abrasion

362 (74-650)

7.2

1850 (1089-2611)

9.9

327 (47-606)

15.5

 Dislocation

84 (0-223)

1.7

164 (0-419)

0.9

0

-

 Fracture

1065 (346-1785)

21.3

1990 (1169-2811)

10.7

101 (0-249)

4.8

 Laceration

227 (4-450)

4.5

1618 (704-2533)

8.7

313 (0-742)

14.9

 Strain/Sprain

2870 (1208-4531)

57.3

10444 (8034-12855)

56.0

1130 (465-1796)

53.7

 Other

402 (43-760)

8.0

2578 (1450-3706)

8.7

233 (0-504)

11.1

Shoulder and Upper Extremity

2802 (823-4781)

14.8

9479 (6287-12672)

18.3

2666 (1490-3842)

24.1

 Contusion/Abrasion

711 (0-1598)

25.4

1772 (1001-2543)

18.6

398 (80-716)

14.9

 Dislocation

945 (174-1716)

33.7

950 (55-1843)

10.0

195 (0-415)

7.3

 Fracture

366 (76-656)

13.1

964 (345-1584)

10.2

783 (276-1289)

29.4

 Laceration

35 (0-104)

1.2

590 (180-999)

6.2

6 (0-18)

0.2

 Strain/Sprain

582 (204-959)

20.8

3109 (1971-4247)

32.8

927 (433-1421)

34.8

  Other

164 (0-375)

5.9

2094 (1204-2984)

22.1

282 (0-826)

10.6

Trunk

1990 (860-3119)

10.6

11064 (8352-13777)

21.3

2445 (1432-3457)

22.1

 Contusion/Abrasion

703 (195-1210)

35.3

3138 (2128-4147)

28.4

928 (366-1490)

38.0

 Dislocation

35 (0-104)

1.7

87 (0-230)

0.8

71 (0-213)

2.9

 Fracture

216 (0-435)

10.9

1594 (927-2261)

14.4

103 (0-249)

4.2

 Internal Injury

16 (0-47)

0.8

74 (0-210)

0.7

95 (0-256)

3.9

 Sprain/Strain

722 (258-1186)

36.3

4273 (2730-5816)

38.6

800 (282-1318)

32.7

 Other

298 (17-580)

15.0

1832 (1095-2569)

15.9

370 (121-774)

15.1

* Estimates based on weighted data. † Weighted estimates <1200 cases may be statistically unstable. ‡ Estimates differ from those reported in Table 1 due to missing information for injury characteristics.