Incidence of injury and illness among paediatric Team USA athletes competing in the 2020 Tokyo and 2022 Beijing Olympic and Paralympic Games.

Eric G Post Travis AndersonJeffrey S ShiltEric L DuganStephanie C ClarkEmily G LarsonKayle E Noble-TaylorDavid M RobinsonAmber T Donaldson Jonathan T Finnoff William M Adams

Published in: BMJ open sport & exercise medicine (2023)

Paediatric athletes account for a substantial proportion of Team USA athletes. It is essential that paediatric sports medicine experts are included in the medical team given that paediatric Team USA athletes are just as likely as their adult teammates to sustain an injury or illness.

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