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  1. Matthew Gfeller Sport-Related TBI Research Center, Department of Exercise and Sport Science, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA

    Avinash Chandran, Aliza K. Nedimyer, Johna K. Register-Mihalik & Zachary Y. Kerr

  2. Injury Prevention Research Center, Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA

    Avinash Chandran, Aliza K. Nedimyer, Johna K. Register-Mihalik & Zachary Y. Kerr

  3. Human Movement Science Curriculum, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA

    Aliza K. Nedimyer

  4. Department of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, Milken Institute School of Public Health, George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA

    Loretta DiPietro

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AC had the original idea for the article, led the design and drafting of the manuscript, and is the guarantor. AN, JR-M, LD, and ZK assisted in the design, drafting, and critical review of the manuscript. All authors approved the final version of the manuscript.

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Avinash Chandran, Aliza Nedimyer, Johna Register-Mihalik, Loretta DiPietro, and Zachary Kerr have no conflicts of interest that are directly relevant to the content of this letter.

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Chandran, A., Nedimyer, A.K., Register-Mihalik, J.K. et al. Comment on: “Incidence, Severity, Aetiology and Prevention of Sports Injuries: A Review of Concepts”. Sports Med 49, 1621–1623 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40279-019-01154-1

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