Injury epidemiology in young female American football athletes: a 10-year analysis using NEISS data
Injury patterns differ by age among female youth football players. Pre-high school athletes more often sustain finger injuries and fractures, while high school athletes experience more head, ankle, and knee injuries, along with higher rates of sprains/strains and concussions. These differences may reflect variations in physiology and style of play, and findings may inform age-specific injury prevention strategies and guide future research on female football athletes.
Authors
- Dai Sugimoto (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6858-4434)
- Sophia Ulman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6262-2054)
- Luke C. Radel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3284-4630)
- David Mikhail (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4814-6095)
- Jacob C. Jones (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5133-4770)
- David Soma (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-1593-8438)
- Cassidy Schultz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-9468-3020)
Institutions
- Boston Children's Hospital (US)
- WinnMed (US)
- Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children (US)
- Scottish Rite Freemasonry (US)
- Southwestern Medical Center (US)
- Mayo Clinic in Arizona (US)
- Boston Children's Museum (US)
- The Micheli Center for Sports Injury Prevention (US)
- Southwestern Medical Center (US)
- The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The Physician and Sportsmedicine
- Published
- 2025-08-18
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00913847.2025.2548761
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Sports injuries and prevention
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.72