Field at Paycor

[George Cantstandya]

Here is a 2019 study I found conducted by IQVIA which I guess is the company that has been doing these studies for the NFL recently:

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/0363546518808499

Quote:Results: Play on synthetic turf resulted in a 16% increase in lower extremity injuries per play than that on natural turf (IRR, 1.16;
95% CI, 1.10-1.23). This association between synthetic turf and injury remained when injuries were restricted to those that re-
sulted in 8 days missed, as well as when categorizations were narrowed to focus on distal injuries anatomically closer to the
playing surface (knee, ankle/foot). The higher rate of injury on synthetic turf was notably stronger when injuries were restricted
to noncontact/surface contact injuries (IRRs, 1.20-2.03; all statistically significant).

Conclusion: These results support the biomechanical mechanism hypothesized and add confidence to the conclusion that syn-
thetic turf surfaces have a causal impact on lower extremity injury.

The full article linked above has all the stat stuff I'm too lazy to read through. :)