According to a study of high school basketball players by the National Athletic Trainers' Association (NATA):
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Twenty-three percent of all female basketball players sustained at least one time-loss injury each year.
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Ankle-foot injuries accounted for 32% of all injuries.
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Sprains were the most common type of injury (41%).
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Knee injuries were the second most common (18%).
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General trauma injuries were the second most common (18%).
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Fifty-nine percent of the injuries occurred during practice.
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Sixty-three percent of game-related injuries occurred during the second half.
