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To describe and compare shoulder injury rates, patterns, severity, and injury mechanisms across nine high school sports.

January 1, 2009Journal of Athletic TrainingOpen Access

Shoulder Injuries Among United States High School Athletes During the 2005–2006 and 2006–2007 School Years

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JBJohn E. BonzaThe Ohio State University SFSarah K. FieldsBoston University EYEllen YardCenters for Disease Control and Prevention

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Prospective surveillance study reveals elevated shoulder injury risk during competition, particularly in collision sports like football and wrestling, highlighting the need for targeted prevention.

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To describe and compare shoulder injury rates, patterns, severity, and injury mechanisms across nine high school sports.
Conducted a prospective injury surveillance study over two school years (2005–2006 and 2006–2007) across 100 nationally representative US high schools using High School RIO.
Monitored 3,550,141 athlete-exposures (AEs) across nine sanctioned sports (boys' football, soccer, basketball, baseball, wrestling; girls' soccer, volleyball, basketball, softball).
Athletes sustained 805 shoulder injuries, reflecting an overall rate of 2.27 per 10,000 AEs, with competition rates significantly higher than practice (rate ratio = 3.01, 95% CI = 2.62, 3.46).
Injury rates per 10,000 AEs peaked in football (5.09), wrestling (4.34), and baseball (1.90), primarily caused by player contact (57.6%) and surface impact (22.8%).
Frequent diagnoses included sprains/strains (39.6%) and dislocations/separations (23.7%); 22.9% caused over 3 weeks of lost play time, and 6.2% required surgery.

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Bonza et al. (2009) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a6f39b635aa2c282ce0a028 https://doi.org/10.4085/1062-6050-44.1.76

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Prospective surveillance study reveals elevated shoulder injury risk during competition, particularly in collision sports like football and wrestling, highlighting the need for targeted prevention.

Shoulder Injuries Among United States High School Athletes During the 2005–2006 and 2006–2007 School Years

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Shoulder Injuries Among United States High School Athletes During the 2005–2006 and 2006–2007 School Years

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