Table 1

Shoulder injuries by type and severity (under 35 year olds only). Serious injuries are all fractures, sprains, and dislocations. Source: AWISS, January 1999 to June 2000

All shoulder injuriesSerious shoulder injuries
Incident typeNo%No%
RTA, road traffic accident.
Home129315.876414.5
Work3754.62003.8
RTA5126.32745.2
Playground620.8400.8
Hospital260.3200.4
Licenced premises410.5220.4
All sport161119.7106620.3
School4815.92955.6
Other377246.2257749.0
Total8173100.05258100.0
All sport1611100.01066100.0
Rugby59937.242339.7
Soccer17711.010810.1
Cycling1076.6565.3
Skating251.6181.7
Others70343.646143.2