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NEW NATIONAL STUDY EXAMINES SPORTS-RELATED FRACTURES IN US HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETESTuesday, August 03, 2010  A new study conducted by researchers at the Center for
Injury Research and Policy (CIRP) at Nationwide Children’s Hospital looked at
US high school sports-related fractures. Results of the study show that
fractures are a major concern for high school athletes because they can
severely affect the athletes’ ability to continue sports participation and can
impose substantial medical costs on the injured athletes’ families. Study
author and principal investigator at CIRP, Dawn Comstock, PhD, said
“Establishing measures to reduce fractures among US high school athletes should
be an important part of sports injury prevention policies.
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