How does playing on an artificial grass surface cause more non-contact sports injuries than playing on real grass surfaces?

Question

How does playing on an artificial grass surface cause more non-contact sports injuries than playing on real grass surfaces?

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Answer 1

on a dirt and grass field, the dirt and grass will often give before a tendon does.

Turf generally does not. So things get pulled or pushed further/harder than they would on grass.