Fall characteristics of the three groups
| Wheelchair rugby (n=96) | Men’s wheelchair basketball (n=172) | Women's wheelchair basketball (n=91) | P value | |
| Playing time (%) | ||||
| First quarter | 20 (20.8) | 24 (14.0) | 28 (30.8) | 0.011 |
| Second quarter | 17 (17.7) | 36 (20.9) | 21 (23.1) | |
| Third quarter | 27 (28.1) | 49 (28.5) | 24 (26.4) | |
| Fourth quarter | 27 (28.1) | 60 (34.9) | 18 (19.8) | |
| Overtime | 5 (5.2) | 3 (1.7) | 0 (0.0) | |
| Playing phase (%) | ||||
| Offence | 53 (55.2) | 114 (66.3) | 58 (63.7) | 0.117 |
| Defence | 41 (42.7) | 58 (33.7) | 33 (36.3) | |
| Unidentified | 2 (2.1) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | |
| Contact with another player (%) | ||||
| Contact | 78 (81.3) | 152 (88.4) | 85 (93.4) | 0.037 |
| Non-contact | 14 (14.6) | 13 (7.6) | 2 (2.2) | |
| Unidentified | 4 (4.2) | 7 (4.1) | 4 (4.4) | |
| Direction of the fall (%) | ||||
| Left | 29 (30.2) | 10 (5.8) | 10 (11.0) | <0.001 |
| Right | 20 (20.8) | 21 (12.2) | 7 (7.7) | |
| Forward | 27 (28.1) | 100 (58.1) | 56 (61.5) | |
| Backward | 15 (15.6) | 34 (19.8) | 14 (15.4) | |
| Unidentified | 5 (5.2) | 7 (4.1) | 4 (4.4) | |
| Body part first in contact with the floor (%) | ||||
| Hand | 66 (68.8) | 158 (91.9) | 84 (92.3) | <0.001 |
| Elbow | 9 (9.4) | 1 (0.6) | 2 (2.2) | |
| Shoulder | 6 (6.3) | 1 (0.6) | 1 (1.1) | |
| Back | 6 (6.3) | 2 (1.2) | 0 (0.0) | |
| Unidentified/combined | 9 (9.4) | 10 (5.8) | 4 (4.4) | |