High School Sports Injury Research Articles

High School Sports Injuries.

In brief: A comparison of injury between boys and girls in eight similar sports showed that there was no difference in overall or individual injury rates. The girls had a significantly greater number of knee injuries and significantly more loss of time because of ankle injury. Although these differences existed, the girls did not show any general increase in joint injury or any increase in severity of knee or other joint injury.

Injuries in high school sports.

A two-year study was made of injuries received in high school sports. Athletic trainers were placed in four high schools to conduct the investigation. Injuries occurred in women's sports at a rate of 22 per 100 participants; men's injuries occurred at a rate of 39 per 100 participants. Football and wrestling accounted for the highest injury rates; tennis and swimming accounted for the lowest rates for both sexes.