The authors found an increased rate of ACL injury in football athletes playing on artificial turf compared with natural grass, but no increased risk in soccer.Īlthough artificial turf quality has improved dramatically during the past five to 10 years, studies suggest athletes should take preventive measures when playing on artificial turf. A systematic review published last year evaluated the risk of ACL injuries in football and soccer athletes playing on artificial and natural grass surfaces. Previous studies, although less comprehensive, back the UH Sports Medicine Institute team's findings. Lower extremity, upper extremity, and torso injuries were also found to occur with a higher incidence on artificial turf. Injury rates were significantly higher for football, girls and boys soccer, and rugby athletes. They found athletes were 58 percent more likely to sustain an injury during athletic activity on artificial turf. Using UH Sports Medicine Institute's school-based electronic medical record (EMR) system, physician-researchers from University Hospitals, Case Western Reserve University and UH Sports Medicine Institute analyzed data collected by 26 high school athletic trainers during the 2017-2018 athletic seasons. With that goal in mind, the department decided to analyze data to compare injury rates on artificial versus natural playing surfaces among high school athletes - both male and female - for all sports played on a field. The University Hospitals Sports Medicine Institute partners with more than 50 area high schools to keep their athletes injury free. But few have examined the safety of these surfaces in high school sports - and none have examined the risks in high school sports beyond football. The benefits and risks associated with natural grass and artificial turf playing fields have been the subjects of multiple studies. Which is playing surface is safer for playing high school sports?
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