Key result
Existing epidemiologic literature on high school football injuries contains significant methodologic problems, including numerator-denominator inconsistencies and confounding factors.
Current literature on high school football injuries has significant methodological flaws, highlighting the need for a more reliable reporting system.
Clinicians should interpret high school football injury data cautiously; leaves open the need for standardized epidemiologic methods.
An epidemiologic survey of the literature on high school football injuries revealed methodologic problems. These numerator-denominator inconsistencies and other confounding factors are discussed. The authors suggest a more reliable system of reporting these parameters to further reduce the risk of high school football injuries.
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Thompson et al. (1987) studied this question. Existing epidemiologic literature on high school football injuries contains significant methodologic problems, including numerator-denominator inconsistencies and confounding factors.
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