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This research aims to investigate the link between pre-season low energy availability risk and subsequent injury rates among adolescent female athletes.

June 19, 2026Orthopaedic Journal of Sports MedicineOpen Access

Sport-Related Injuries Among Female Adolescent Athletes: The Role of Low Energy Availability Risk

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KSKatherine SmulliganBoston Children's Hospital MBMadison BrnaUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill VHVeronica Hogg-CornejoUniversity of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus

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Randomized trial examines the association between pre-season LEA risk and injury rates in female athletes, suggesting educational interventions may mitigate risks.

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This research aims to investigate the link between pre-season low energy availability risk and subsequent injury rates among adolescent female athletes.
Participants aged 13-18 completed the Low Energy Availability in Females Questionnaire (LEAF-Q) pre-season.
Athletes reported weekly injuries and physical activity levels during a 9-week season.
Injury rates were analyzed using Poisson regression, comparing low and high LEA risk groups.
Of 59 athletes, 12 sustained 14 injuries; most were musculoskeletal (93%).
Those with LEAF-Q scores ≥8 had a higher injury rate per athletic exposure compared to those with scores <8.
Prior concussion history was more prevalent in high LEA risk athletes (37% vs. 12%).

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Smulligan et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a34df4a65a5b0777af2e7ec https://doi.org/10.1177/2325967126s00169

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Randomized trial examines the association between pre-season LEA risk and injury rates in female athletes, suggesting educational interventions may mitigate risks.

Sport-Related Injuries Among Female Adolescent Athletes: The Role of Low Energy Availability Risk

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Sport-Related Injuries Among Female Adolescent Athletes: The Role of Low Energy Availability Risk

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