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Soccer continues to grow in popularity in the U.S. Researchers used data from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission’s National Electronic Injury Surveillance System to examine soccer-related injuries among children (ages 2–18 years) presenting to U.S. emergency departments from 1990 to 2003.
During this period, about 1.6 million children presented with soccer-related injuries (mean age, 13; 59% boys). The overall injury rate peaked in 2000 (2 injuries/1000 participants) and has remained stable. The rate in boys has not changed significantly, whereas the rate and absolute number of injuries among girls have increased significantly. The most commonly injured body parts were the wrist and hand (20%), ankle (18%), and knee (11%). The most …