Severe injury rates and patterns among US high school athletes vary by sport, gender, and exposure type, highlighting the need for targeted preventive interventions.
May guide sport- and gender-specific prevention in high school athletes; leaves open effectiveness of targeted interventions.
Severe injury rates and patterns varied by sport, gender, and type of exposure. Because severe injuries negatively affect athletes' health and often place an increased burden on the health care system, future research should focus on developing interventions to decrease the incidence and severity of sports-related injuries.
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