Lacrosse-related injuries in boys and girls treated in U.S. emergency departments, 2000-2016.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Lacrosse is one of the fastest-growing sports in the United States. Its rules regarding permitted contact differ by sex and age. There are no known studies using a nationally representative data set to analyze lacrosse injury patterns over several years by sex and age in the youth population.

Methods

A retrospective analysis was performed using data from the National Electronic Injury Surveillance System for youth aged 11-18 years who were treated for lacrosse-related injuries in U.S. emergency departments from 2000 to 2016. Based on our review of the case narratives, we created and coded a new injury-mechanism variable. We generated national estimates from 6406 cases.

Results

An estimated 206,274 lacrosse-related injuries to youths aged 11-18 years were tr

SUBMITTER: Bano JM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10199135 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature