Rankings of High School Sports Injury Rates Differ Based on Time Loss Assessments

Objective: To examine how injury definition inclusiveness affects the rank order of injury rates in 27 high school (HS) sports. Design: The National Athletic Treatment, Injury and Outcomes Network (NATION) used certified athletic trainers (ATs) to collect injury and athlete-exposure (AE) data in practices and competitions for 27 HS sports during the 2011/2012 to 2013/2014 academic years. Time loss (TL) injuries resulted in ≥24 hours of participation restriction. Nontime loss (NTL) injuries resulted in

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