You have been asked by your school to assess injury rates in your women's Lacrosse team. You find that in the last couple of years there have been a lot of ankle sprains reported. Your team plays on turf fields most of the time. Which study do you think will be most useful in helping you determine if a change in footwear might reduce the ankle injury rate in your players?
A. A study of ACL (knee) injuries in adolescent basketball players using high top versus low top shoes.
B. A study of heel pain in women marathon runners wearing two different models of running shoes.
C. A study of lower leg injury rates in male and female soccer players in a recreational soccer league.
D. A study of lower leg injury rates in NFL football players playing on artificial turf.
Answer: C
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