Table 3 Most common bone fractures and their causes

Sports

 Soccer

93 (13.1)

26 (13.4)

16 (19.3)

16 (30.2)

3 (2.7)

1 (3.7)

1 (4.8)

 Tennis

21 (3.0)

2 (1.0)

3 (3.6)

2 (3.8)

2 (1.8)

2 (7.4)

2 (9.5)

 Baseball

95 (13.4)

44 (22.7)

8 (9.6)

3 (5.7)

14 (12.5)

–

1 (4.8)

 Dodge ball

27 (3.8)

14 (7.2)

3 (3.6)

2 (3.8)

6 (5.4)

1 (3.7)

–

 Basketball

80 (11.3)

28 (14.4)

5 (6.0)

1 (1.9)

27 (24.1)

6 (22.2)

1 (4.8)

 Volleyball

47 (6.6)

6 (3.1)

2 (2.4)

2 (3.8)

22 (19.6)

3 (11.1)

–

 Combat sports (judo, karate)

24 (3.4)

4 (2.1)

2 (2.4)

5 (9.4)

2 (1.8)

2 (7.4)

–

 Kendo

9 (1.3)

4 (2.1)

–

4 (7.5)

–

–

–

 Athletics

38 (5.4)

4 (2.1)

3 (3.6)

5 (9.4)

2 (1.8)

3 (11.1)

1 (4.8)

 Table tennis

7 (1.0)

2 (1.0)

3 (3.6)

–

–

–

–

 Other

52 (7.3)

16 (8.2)

6 (7.2)

–

12 (10.7)

3 (11.1)

6 (28.6)

 Total

493 (69.5)

150 (77.3)

51 (61.3)

40 (75.5)

90 (80.4)

21 (77.7)

12 (57.3)

Falling down stairs, off bicycles, etc.

136 (19.2)

20 (10.3)

21 (25.3)

9 (17.0)

11 (9.9)

4 (14.8)

4 (19.1)

Collision with walls or posts

2 (0.3)

1 (0.5)

–

1 (1.9)

–

–

–

Fighting

5 (0.7)

2 (1.0)

1 (1.2)

1 (1.9)

–

–

–

Fingers crushed in gates or doors

4 (0.6)

1 (0.5)

–

–

3 (2.7)

–

–

Children’s games

69 (9.7)

20 (10.3)

10 (12.0)

2 (3.8)

8 (7.1)

2 (7.4)

5 (23.8)