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Table 4 The gender and severity of injuries reported in 5 types of injury and martial art styles

From: Characteristics of martial art injuries in a defined Canadian population: a descriptive epidemiological study

 

n†(%)

% Male

% Serious*

Fracture

189 (21)

65

67

   Karate

72 (8)

68

74

   Taekwondo

27 (3)

74

52

   Judo

18 (2)

56

50

   Kickboxing

14 (2)

71

50

   Jujitsu

6 (1)

88

67

Sprain/Strain

112 (12)

71

14

   Karate

42 (5)

62

7

   Taekwondo

13 (1)

62

23

   Judo

12 (1)

67

0

   Kickboxing

2 (0)

50

50

   Jujitsu

7 (1)

86

0

Dislocation

46 (5)

58

20

   Karate

16 (2)

56

25

   Taekwondo

9 (1)

88

11

   Judo

5 (1)

40

60

   Kickboxing

3 (0)

67

33

   Jujitsu

1 (0)

100

0

Open Wound

45 (5)

67

64

   Karate

11 (1)

82

82

   Taekwondo

8 (1)

75

50

   Judo

6 (1)

83

83

   Kickboxing

4 (0)

75

25

   Jujitsu

2 (0)

100

50

Head Injury

28 (3)

86

35.7

   Karate

10 (1)

80

40

   Taekwondo

7 (1)

86

43

   Judo

3 (0)

67

67

   Kickboxing

3 (0)

100

33

   Jujitsu

1 (0)

100

0

  1. * Admitted or required follow-up
  2. † Numbers may not total 920 due to missing or incomplete data