prevalence of injuries in a selected cohort of high school football players in the city of winnipeg
abstract
while many studies have been published documenting injuries in
college aged and professional sports, there are few studies that describe the
prevalence of injuries among high school athletes. as a first step to creating an
injury prevention strategy for high school football, the following study describes
the prevalence of injuries among high school aged players. the study included
464 high school football athletes aged 15-18 years. injuries for the 2005
winnipeg high school football season were recorded. athletes were more often
injured during practices. the lower body was defined as any structure below the
waist. the leg was most often involved in an injury, followed by the torso, and the
hand. sprains/strains and contusions occurred more frequently than concussions
and fractures. defensive backs and linebackers displayed the greatest number of
injuries for the defense compared with the running backs on offense. injury
surveillance in winnipeg will provide comparison opportunities of injury data
against established studies with similar cohorts. injuries will occur within any
physical activity (backx et al, 1991). therefore, implementation of injury
surveillance measures will monitor the injury profile.
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