Sports injury

Sports injuries occur during participation in sports or exercise in general. Globally, around 40% of individuals engage in some form of regular exercise or organized sports, with upwards of 60% of US high school students participating in one or more sports. Sports injuries account for 15 - 20% of annual acute care visits with an incidence of 1.

79 - 6.
36 injuries per 1,000 hours of participation.
Sports injuries can be broken down into the types of injuries, risk factors and prevention and the overall impact that injuries have on athletes.

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