Epidemiology of Pediatric Lower-Extremity Injuries in the 5 Most Popular US Sports: A 10-Year Analysis of National Injury Data (2015-2024)
Despite a temporary pandemic-related decline, pediatric lower-extremity injuries remain prevalent and have nearly returned to prepandemic levels. While injury rates were highest among boys, girls experienced disproportionately high rates of noncontact injuries in soccer and basketball. Targeted prevention efforts should address sport- and sex-specific risks to improve youth athlete safety.
Authors
- Laurel Wong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-9435-6252)
- Sheena C. Ranade
- Michael Shatkin
- Charu Jain (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2490-2861)
- Jonathan J. Huang
- Yazan Alasadi
Institutions
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine
- Published
- 2026-02-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1177/23259671261416130
- Primary Topic
- Sports injuries and prevention
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00