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Concussion Epidemiology in Youth Sports: Sports Study of a Statewide High School Sports Program.
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- Incidence and Risk Factors for Sport-Related Concussion in Female Youth Athletes Participating in Contact and Collision Invasion Sports: A Systematic Review.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2025Pooled it
- Differences in Injury Profiles Between Female and Male Athletes Across the Participant Classification Framework: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2024Pooled it
- Youth Ages 4 to 13 Trends of Sports Concussions With Loss of Consciousness From 2014-2023 National Electronic Injury Surveillance System.Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine · 2025Article
- Are Sex Differences in Collegiate and High School Sports-Related Concussion Reflected in the Guidelines? A Scoping Review.Brain sciences · 2023Article
- Investigating the association between subjective and objective performance-based cognitive function among former collegiate football players.The Clinical neuropsychologist · 2023Article
- Making the case for prophylactic use of betaine to promote brain health in young (15-24 year old) athletes at risk for concussion.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2023Review
- Avenues for Sport-Related Concussion Prevention in High School Football: Effect of Limiting Collision Practices.Journal of athletic training · 2022Article
- Epidemiology of sport-related concussion rates in female contact/collision sport: a systematic review.BMJ open sport & exercise medicine · 2022Review
- An Analysis on How Socioeconomic and Geographical Factors Influence Recognition of Sport Related Concussion in the Lone Star State.Sage open pediatricsArticle
- 10 Years of Youth Sport Concussion Reporting in Missouri.Missouri medicineArticle
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Abstract
backgroundCurrent research on concussion incidence in youth athletes (age <18 years) is small and limited by variability in injury reporting and diagnostic methodology. HYPOTHESIS: Concussion injuries commonly occur in high school sports programs. The likelihood of concussion among student-athletes (aged 13-18 years) depends on the sport they are participating in as well as the sex of the athlete. STUDY
designDescriptive epidemiology study. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: Level 4.
methodsA retrospective analysis of all Hawaii high school athletes aged 13 to 18 years participating in 14 sports from 2011 through 2017 was performed as part of a statewide standardized concussion assessment and management program.
resultsA total of 5993 concussions were identified among 92,966 athletes. The overall concussion rate was 0.96 (95% CI, 0.94-0.99). Girls' judo had the highest concussion rate (1.92; 95% CI, 1.68-2.17) followed by football (1.60; 95% CI, 1.53-1.66). The concussion rate for boys (1.0; 95% CI, 0.97-1.03) was higher than that for girls (0.91; 95% CI, 0.87-0.95); however, in 4 of the 5 sports in which both girls and boys participated, girls had a higher rate of concussion injury.
conclusionThe likelihood of concussion among student-athletes aged 13 to 18 years may be higher than previously thought and varies depending on sport and sex. CLINICAL RELEVANCE: Epidemiologic data on concussion injury in children and adolescents are useful in accurately determining the relative risks of high school sports participation and may be valuable in determining the appropriate allocation of health care and scholastic resources for student-athletes, as well as the impact of rule and training modifications designed to improve participant safety.
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