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Female soccer players suffer the highest rate of concussions among all high school athletes in the United States, a new study finds.
“While American football has been both scientifically and colloquially associated with the highest concussion rates, our study found that girls, and especially those who play soccer, may face a higher risk,” said study author Dr. Wellington Hsu. He is a professor of orthopaedics at Northwestern University in Chicago.
“The new knowledge presented in this study can lead to policy and prevention measures to potentially halt these trends,” Hsu said in a news release from the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons.
Concussions, or head injuries, are common sports injuries among athletes of various types of sports, including among young high school athletes. American football has been associated with the highest concussion rates among athletes, however, studies determined that female soccer players may have a higher risk. For more information, please feel free to ask Dr. Jimenez or contact us at (915) 850-0900.