Injuries in High School Sports
1 Division of Sports Medicine, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Washington, Seattle
A two-year study was made of injuries received in high school sports. Athletic trainers were placed in four high schools to conduct the investigation. Injuries occurred in women's sports at a rate of 22 per 100 participants; men's injuries occurred at a rate of 39 per 100 participants. Football and wrestling accounted for the highest injury rates; tennis and swimming accounted for the lowest rates for both sexes.
Submitted on April 12, 1977Accepted on August 31, 1977
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