A concussion is a relatively common sports-related injury that affects athletes of all ages. Although not expected to replace sports medicine physicians and neurologists with regard to the management of concussions, orthopaedic surgeons, particularly those who are fellowship-trained in sports medicine, must have a current knowledge base of what a concussion is, how a concussion is diagnosed, an...

We review the current topic in sports-related head injuries including acute subdural hematoma (ASDH), concussion, and chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE). Sports-related ASDH is a leading cause of death and severe morbidity in popular contact sports like American football in the USA and judo in Japan. It is thought that rotational acceleration is most likely to produce not only cerebral conc...

Concussions have garnered much attention in recent years and are recognized as having far reaching and potentially permanent consequences. They often cause significant and sustained neuropsychological impairments in information-processing speed, problem solving, planning, and memory, and these impairments are worse with multiple concussions.1 This is best demonstrated in athletes, a population ...

There is an urgent need for improved understanding of the relationship between repetitive sports concussion and cognitivedecline risk. The Argentina- Sports Concussion Assessment & Research Study (Arg-SCARS) explores link repetitivesports cognitive function decline in rugby players. Its objective to describe study design preliminary results concerning clinical profiles players following con...

BACKGROUND Little research has examined concussion outcomes in terms of impact location (ie, the area on the head in which the impact occurred). This study describes the epidemiology of concussions resulting from player-to-player collision in high school football by impact location. METHODS National High School Sports-Related Injury Surveillance Study data (2008/2009-2012/2013) were analyzed ...

INTRODUCTION The most common head injury in sports is concussion, and repeated concussions occurring within a short period occasionally can be fatal. Acute subdural hematoma is the most common severe head injury and can be associated with severe neurologic disability and death in sports. We investigated severe brain damage resulting from repetitive head injury in sports, and evaluated the patho...

Objectives: Deterioration in postural control mechanisms is termed postural instability and results increased postural sway and many laboratory techniques and instruments are characterized by a wide range of neurological signs and symptoms to the medical management. Thus the current study designed to assess the reliability of commonly used clinical measures of balance and determined normal valu...

Background Lacrosse and ice hockey are quickly growing in popularity, while football remains the most popular sport among high school student-athletes. Injuries remain a concern, given the physical nature of these contact sports. Purpose To describe the rates and patterns of injuries sustained as a result of intentional player contact in United States high school boys' football, ice hockey, a...