Injuries to high school football athletes in California

• Published in: The American journal of sports medicine Vol. 34; no. 7; p. 1147
• Main Authors: Ramirez, Marizen, Schaffer, Kathryn Brown, Shen, Haikang, Kashani, Saman, Kraus, Jess F
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.07.2006
• Subjects: Adolescent; Athletic Injuries - epidemiology; California - epidemiology; Cohort Studies; Football - injuries; Humans; Male; Schools; Students; California

Among all high school sports, football has the highest rate of injury. Prior research has been limited primarily because of challenges in surveillance, defining injuries, and measuring exposures. Football injury patterns differ across player and session characteristics. Descriptive epidemiology stud...