What kind of injuries occur in lacrosse?
Men’s Lacrosse: Surveys indicate the lower extremities received 50.4% of the injuries, with the ankle and knee most frequently injured. The trunk and arms received 39.8% of the injuries with the shoulder the most frequent of those injuries. The head and face accounted for 9.89% of injuries. 72% of the injuries were contusions, sprains, and strains. Midfielders receive the most of the injuries and goalies the fewest. Player to player collisions caused most of the injuries. Collisions while going after ground balls had the most injuries, followed by collisions while shooting. Severe injuries or fatalities are extremely rare but do occur. Men’s and Women’s Lacrosse: Injury rates for major sports – Gymnastics, Football, Basketball, Soccer, Field Hockey, Baseball, Softball, Ice Hockey, Lacrosse or of the 16 sports (8 women’s and 8 men’s) has men’s lacrosse ranked 10th and women’s lacrosse last with the least amount of injuries per 1000 occurrences. However, injuries, although infrequent, do
