"Athletic Injuries" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Injuries incurred during participation in competitive or non-competitive sports.
| Descriptor ID |
D001265
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C26.115
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| Concept/Terms |
Athletic Injuries- Athletic Injuries
- Injuries, Sports
- Injury, Sports
- Sports Injury
- Sports Injuries
- Injuries, Athletic
- Athletic Injury
- Injury, Athletic
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Athletic Injuries" by people in this website by year, and whether "Athletic Injuries" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2007 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2008 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2009 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2010 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 2011 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| 2012 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| 2013 | 7 | 1 | 8 |
| 2014 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| 2015 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2016 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2017 | 7 | 1 | 8 |
| 2018 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 2019 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2020 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 2024 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| 2025 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Athletic Injuries" by people in Profiles.
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Pediatric Cheerleading-Related Head Injuries and the "Double Down" Rule Change. Pediatrics. 2026 Aug 01; 158(2).
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The Adolescent Athlete and the Team Physician: A Consensus Statement. 2025 Update. Curr Sports Med Rep. 2026 Feb 01; 25(2):59-90.
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Musculoskeletal Health, Quality, and Injury Profiles in Collegiate Track and Field and Cross-Country Athletes. J Musculoskelet Neuronal Interact. 2025 12 01; 25(4):377-391.
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Lumbar spine injuries among high-school and college-aged competitive swimmers associated with various training methods and stroke specialties. Res Sports Med. 2026 May-Jun; 34(3):276-284.
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The interaction between neck pain and known determinates of delayed return to play among NCAA student-athletes: a CARE consortium study. Brain Inj. 2025 Dec; 39(14):1262-1267.
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The pitch timer is not associated with increased upper extremity injuries in Major League Baseball pitchers, a 4-year analysis. Phys Sportsmed. 2025 Dec; 53(6):430-434.
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A Descriptive Analysis of the Seasonal Patterns of Bone Stress Injury Incidence in Division I Collegiate Distance Runners. Am J Sports Med. 2025 Mar; 53(3):708-716.
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Optimizing Concussion Care Seeking: Using Machine Learning to Predict Delayed Concussion Reporting. Am J Sports Med. 2024 Jul; 52(9):2372-2383.
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Latent Profiles of Acute Symptoms, Cognitive Performance, and Balance in Sport-Related Concussions. Am J Sports Med. 2024 Jul; 52(8):2110-2118.
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Association of Premorbid Anxiety and Depression Symptoms in Concussion Recovery in Collegiate Student-Athletes. Sports Health. 2025 May-Jun; 17(3):498-511.