Study: Female Athletes More Susceptible to Concussion

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A recent study released by the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons found that female athletes are 12.1 percent more likely to sustain a concussion than male athletes playing the same sport.

Study author Wellington Hsu, professor of orthopedic surgery at Northwestern University, told The Washington Post, “We were surprised at how the incidence of concussions particularly in girls over the past five years has increased. And we found that sports that weren’t typically linked to concussion are actually quite risky.”

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