Female Athletes More Apt to Be Injured
May 3, 2007
Oct. 11, 2005 (Washington) — Female varsity athletes are more apt to be injured than their male counterparts, even when they are playing the comparable sport, California researchers report. Each year, 2 million high school athletes are injured in this country, costing $1.8 million dollars, report the researchers in a recent presentation at the American Academy of Pediatrics National Conference and Exhibition.
As more females enter athletic programs, controversy has surrounded the issue of whether girls are more likely to be injured than boys, with reporting conflicting conclusions about varsity sports injuries.
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