Association between youth athletes’ sports specialization and injuries: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Guannan Lai, Bin-Bin Fang, Weijie Wang, Frank J.H. Lu, Wei-Jiun Shen

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DOI: 10.7717/peerj.21680
Published: 2026-09-07
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@article{allodium:10.7717/peerj.21680,
  title = {Association between youth athletes’ sports specialization and injuries: a systematic review and meta-analysis},
  author = {Guannan Lai and Bin-Bin Fang and Weijie Wang and Frank J.H. Lu and Wei-Jiun Shen},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {PeerJ},
  doi = {10.7717/peerj.21680},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.21680}
}

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AU  - Frank J.H. Lu
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Lai, G., Fang, B., Wang, W., Lu, F. J., & Shen, W. (2026). Association between youth athletes’ sports specialization and injuries: a systematic review and meta-analysis. PeerJ. https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.21680

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