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

Turf doesn’t give like real grass does. Cleats get caught up more easily than real grass. where the grass would rip away the turf will hold onto the foot leading to more hyperextensions and stress injuries like knee ligament tears and Achilles tears.

Turf is also firmer than grass so there is a higher incidence of strain injuries like calf strains, shin splints, turf toe, etc.

I’m not sure if there is actual data to back all this up, but that is the widely believed case.

Edit: turns out there is some data https://sports.yahoo.com/nflpa-says-new-data-shows-turf-fields-still-cause-more-injuries-than-natural-surfaces-171352790.html