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Table 3 Injury rates of upper-lower extremity, head/neck, spinal and body group according to the ISS anatomical classifications

From: A descriptive study of orthopaedic injuries due to parachute jumping in soldiers

 

n (%)

ISS Upper Extremity group

 Hand

1 (5,6)

 Wrist

1 (5,6)

 Elbow

2 (11,1)

 Arm

2 (11,1)

 Whole upper extremity

3 (16,7)

 Shoulder

9 (50)

ISS Lower Extremity group

 Foot

32 (24,1)

 Ankle

18 (13,5)

 Leg

10 (7,5)

 Knee

7 (5,3)

 Thigh

5 (3,8)

 Whole lower extremity

42 (31,6)

 Pelvis

19 (14,3)

ISS head and neck spinal group

 Head yes

25 (13,5)

 Neck, yes

2 (1,1)

 Spine, yes

34 (18,4)

ISS Body group

 Thorax, yes

6 (66,7)

 Abdomen, yes

3 (33,3)

 Skin, subcutaneous superficial, yes

1 (11,1)

  1. Descriptive statistics are given as numbers (%)