Football injuries in US high school athletes more severe during kickoff, punting

Thursday, August 13, 2009 - 05:21 in Health & Medicine

Injuries can occur during a sporting competition at any time. However, new research finds that during football, injuries sustained at the beginning or middle of a game are more severe compared to injuries sustained during the end or in overtime. This finding suggests that the changes of intensity throughout competition influence risk of severe injury...

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