Incidence of Sport-Related Internal Organ Injuries Due to Direct-Contact Mechanisms Among High School and Collegiate Athletes Across 3 National Surveillance Systems.

ABSTRACT:

Context

Although sport-related internal organ injuries among athletes are relatively infrequent, combining data sources enables a more comprehensive examination of their incidence.

Objective

To describe the incidence and characteristics of sport-related internal organ injuries due to direct-contact mechanisms among high school (HS) and collegiate athletes from 2005-2006 through 2014-2015.

Design

Descriptive epidemiology study.

Setting

United States HS and collegiate sports data from 3 national sports injury-surveillance systems: High School Reporting Information Online (HS RIO), the National Collegiate Athletic Association Injury Surveillance Program (ISP), and the National Center for Catastrophic Sport Injury Research.

Patients or other participants

Hig

SUBMITTER: Kucera KL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6464299 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature