Sports-related injuries in the United States: who gets care and who does not.

Objective: To describe the pattern of sports-related injuries (SRIs), healthcare obtained for these injuries, and factors associated with obtaining healthcare.

Design And Setting: Retrospective analysis of the adult subgroup within the Medical Expenditures Panel Survey dataset from 1996 to 2001, which is weighted to represent all noninstitutionalized US residents.

Participants: Survey participants (2996) aged 0 to 64 years reporting an SRI.