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Context: Girls' participation in high school sports has increased 79.5% since 1975–1976. The incidence of injury among boys in high school sports has been well documented, but information regarding the incidence, severity, and type of injury among girls in high school sports is limited.

Objective: To examine the effects of subsequent injuries among high school girls in 5 sports.

Design: Observational cohort.

Setting: Existing data from the 1995–1997 National Athletic Trainers' Association High School Injury Surveillance database.

Patients or Other Participants: Girl athletes (n= 25 187 player-seasons) participating in 5 varsity high school sports: basketball, field hockey, soccer, softball, and volleyball.

Main Outcome Measure (s): Injury status, body location, injury type, time lost from injury, and number of players at risk for injury as recorded by athletic trainers and submitted to the Sports Injury Monitoring System.

Results …