Journal of Sports Medicine and Allied Health Sciences: Official Journal of the Ohio Athletic Trainers' Association (May 2022)

Adolescent Injury Rates

  • Laura Harris,
  • Erin Gordon,
  • Lyn Meyerhoff,
  • Boden Miller,
  • Matallyn Overmyer,
  • Jordyn Williams

DOI
https://doi.org/10.25035/jsmahs.08.01.02
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 8, no. 1

Abstract

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OBJECTIVE: To describe the frequency of adolescent athlete injury based upon injury location, injury diagnosis, activity, playing surface, weather condition, and sport. MAIN.OUTCOME MEASUREMENT: Injury frequency per injury location, diagnosis, activity, and playing surface were determined. Injury location and diagnosis frequency were reported by weather condition. Injuries per 1000 athletic exposures were analyzed by sport.