Bachynski, K E
Tolerable Risks? Physicians and Youth Tackle Football Journal Article
In: New England Journal of Medicine, vol. 374, no. 5, pp. 405–407, 2016.
BibTeX | Tags: *Athletic Injuries/pc [Prevention & Control], *Brain Concussion/pc [Prevention & Control], *Football/in [Injuries], *Guidelines as Topic, *Physician's Role, *SPORTS medicine, Adolescent, Brain Concussion/et [Etiology], Child, Craniocerebral Trauma/et [Etiology], Craniocerebral Trauma/pc [Prevention & Control], Head Protective Devices, Humans, Medical, pediatrics, Societies, UNITED States
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Fahlstedt, M; Halldin, P; Kleiven, S
The protective effect of a helmet in three bicycle accidents--A finite element study Journal Article
In: Accident Analysis & Prevention, vol. 91, pp. 135–143, 2016.
Abstract | BibTeX | Tags: *Accidents, *Bicycling/in [Injuries], *Brain Concussion/pc [Prevention & Control], *Head Protective Devices, *Skull Fractures/pc [Prevention & Control], Computer simulation, Craniocerebral Trauma/pc [Prevention & Control], finite element analysis, Humans, Traffic
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abstract = {There is some controversy regarding the effectiveness of helmets in preventing head injuries among cyclists. Epidemiological, experimental and computer simulation studies have suggested that helmets do indeed have a protective effect, whereas other studies based on epidemiological data have argued that there is no evidence that the helmet protects the brain. The objective of this study was to evaluate the protective effect of a helmet in single bicycle accident reconstructions using detailed finite element simulations. Strain in the brain tissue, which is associated with brain injuries, was reduced by up to 43% for the accident cases studied when a helmet was included. This resulted in a reduction of the risk of concussion of up to 54%. The stress to the skull bone went from fracture level of 80 MPa down to 13-16 MPa when a helmet was included and the skull fracture risk was reduced by up to 98% based on linear acceleration. Even with a 10% increased riding velocity for the helmeted impacts, to take into account possible increased risk taking, the risk of concussion was still reduced by up to 46% when compared with the unhelmeted impacts with original velocity. The results of this study show that the brain injury risk and risk of skull fracture could have been reduced in these three cases if a helmet had been worn.Copyright © 2016 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.},
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Kriz, P K; Zurakowski, R D; Almquist, J L; Reynolds, J; Ruggieri, D; Collins, C L; D'Hemecourt, P A; Comstock, R D
Eye Protection and Risk of Eye Injuries in High School Field Hockey Journal Article
In: Pediatrics, vol. 136, no. 3, pp. 521–527, 2015.
Abstract | BibTeX | Tags: *Eye Injuries/pc [Prevention & Control], *Eye Protective Devices, *Hockey/in [Injuries], Brain Concussion/ep [Epidemiology], Brain Concussion/pc [Prevention & Control], Craniocerebral Trauma/ep [Epidemiology], Craniocerebral Trauma/pc [Prevention & Control], Eye Injuries/ep [Epidemiology], Facial Injuries/ep [Epidemiology], Facial Injuries/pc [Prevention & Control], Female, Humans, Incidence, Orbit/in [Injuries], Prospective Studies, Virginia/ep [Epidemiology]
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abstract = {OBJECTIVE: To determine if injury rates among female field hockey players differ before and after implementation of a national mandate for protective eyewear (MPE). METHODS: We analyzed girls' field hockey exposure and injury data collected from national (High School Reporting Information Online [RIO]) and regional (Fairfax County Public Schools) high school sports injury databases in 2 seasons before (2009/10 and 2010/11) and 2 seasons after (2011/12 and 2012/13) a national MPE. RESULTS: The incidence of eye/orbital injuries was significantly higher in states without MPE (0.080 injuries per 1000 athletic exposures [AEs]) than in states with MPE (before the 2011/12 mandate) and the postmandate group (0.025 injuries per 1000 AEs) (odds ratio 3.20, 95% confidence interval 1.47-6.99},
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Gardner, E C
Head, Face, and Eye Injuries in Collegiate Women's Field Hockey Journal Article
In: American Journal of Sports Medicine, vol. 43, no. 8, pp. 2027–2034, 2015.
Abstract | BibTeX | Tags: *Craniocerebral Trauma/ep [Epidemiology], *Eye Injuries/ep [Epidemiology], *Facial Injuries/ep [Epidemiology], *Hockey/in [Injuries], Brain Concussion/ep [Epidemiology], Craniocerebral Trauma/pc [Prevention & Control], Eye Injuries/pc [Prevention & Control], Eye Protective Devices, Facial Injuries/pc [Prevention & Control], Female, Head Protective Devices, Humans, Incidence, Students, United States/ep [Epidemiology], Universities
@article{Gardner2015a,
title = {Head, Face, and Eye Injuries in Collegiate Women's Field Hockey},
author = {Gardner, E C},
year = {2015},
date = {2015-01-01},
journal = {American Journal of Sports Medicine},
volume = {43},
number = {8},
pages = {2027--2034},
abstract = {BACKGROUND: While there is concern regarding head, face, and eye injuries in field hockey, prompting some to recommend the use of protective equipment such as goggles and helmets, little has been written about their incidence and mechanism of injury in the modern game of field hockey. The elucidation of this information will better inform the development of maximally effective injury prevention schemes to protect the athlete while maintaining the integrity of the game. PURPOSE: To determine the incidence and epidemiology of head, face, and eye injuries in United States collegiate women's field hockey players from 2004-2005 to 2008-2009. STUDY DESIGN: Descriptive epidemiological study. METHODS: All head, face, and eye injuries reported to the National Collegiate Athletic Association Injury Surveillance System for collegiate women's field hockey athletes from the 2004-2005 through 2008-2009 seasons were analyzed. Data regarding the event type, injury mechanism, body part injured, type of injury, outcome, and time lost were reviewed. The weighted injury incidence per 1000 athlete-exposures (AEs) was calculated using the exposure data set for the same years; 95% CIs were calculated based on a normal approximation to the Poisson distribution. RESULTS: There were 150 reported traumatic injuries during this time period, with a weighted occurrence of 1587.3 injuries. The overall incidence of head, face, and eye injuries in collegiate women's field hockey was 0.94 per 1000 AEs (95% CI, 0.86-1.19). Injuries to the head or face, other than the mouth, nose, and eye, accounted for 75.3% of these injuries. The incidence of eye injuries was 0.07 per 1000 AEs (95% CI, 0.03-0.12); nose injuries occurred at a rate of 0.10 per 1000 AEs (95% CI, 0.05-0.15). The rate of traumatic dental injuries was 0.06 per 1000 AEs (95% CI, 0.04-0.14). Contact with an apparatus caused 72.9% of all injuries; specifically, contact with an elevated ball accounted for 47.9% of all injuries, and contact with an elevated stick caused 21.7% of all injuries. While the majority of players suffering a head, face, or eye injury were able to return to sport that season (90.0%), the remaining athletes suffered season-ending injuries (10%). Concussions accounted for 42.8% of all head, face, and eye injuries reported (0.40 per 1000 AEs; 95% CI, 0.32-0.53). CONCLUSION: Head, face, and eye injuries occur regularly in women's field hockey. This description of the injury profile and mechanisms of injury may be used to design appropriate injury prevention schemes for the sport.Copyright © 2015 The Author(s).},
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Bachynski, K E
Tolerable Risks? Physicians and Youth Tackle Football Journal Article
In: New England Journal of Medicine, vol. 374, no. 5, pp. 405–407, 2016.
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Fahlstedt, M; Halldin, P; Kleiven, S
The protective effect of a helmet in three bicycle accidents--A finite element study Journal Article
In: Accident Analysis & Prevention, vol. 91, pp. 135–143, 2016.
@article{Fahlstedt2016,
title = {The protective effect of a helmet in three bicycle accidents--A finite element study},
author = {Fahlstedt, M and Halldin, P and Kleiven, S},
year = {2016},
date = {2016-01-01},
journal = {Accident Analysis \& Prevention},
volume = {91},
pages = {135--143},
abstract = {There is some controversy regarding the effectiveness of helmets in preventing head injuries among cyclists. Epidemiological, experimental and computer simulation studies have suggested that helmets do indeed have a protective effect, whereas other studies based on epidemiological data have argued that there is no evidence that the helmet protects the brain. The objective of this study was to evaluate the protective effect of a helmet in single bicycle accident reconstructions using detailed finite element simulations. Strain in the brain tissue, which is associated with brain injuries, was reduced by up to 43% for the accident cases studied when a helmet was included. This resulted in a reduction of the risk of concussion of up to 54%. The stress to the skull bone went from fracture level of 80 MPa down to 13-16 MPa when a helmet was included and the skull fracture risk was reduced by up to 98% based on linear acceleration. Even with a 10% increased riding velocity for the helmeted impacts, to take into account possible increased risk taking, the risk of concussion was still reduced by up to 46% when compared with the unhelmeted impacts with original velocity. The results of this study show that the brain injury risk and risk of skull fracture could have been reduced in these three cases if a helmet had been worn.Copyright © 2016 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.},
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Kriz, P K; Zurakowski, R D; Almquist, J L; Reynolds, J; Ruggieri, D; Collins, C L; D'Hemecourt, P A; Comstock, R D
Eye Protection and Risk of Eye Injuries in High School Field Hockey Journal Article
In: Pediatrics, vol. 136, no. 3, pp. 521–527, 2015.
@article{Kriz2015,
title = {Eye Protection and Risk of Eye Injuries in High School Field Hockey},
author = {Kriz, P K and Zurakowski, R D and Almquist, J L and Reynolds, J and Ruggieri, D and Collins, C L and D'Hemecourt, P A and Comstock, R D},
year = {2015},
date = {2015-01-01},
journal = {Pediatrics},
volume = {136},
number = {3},
pages = {521--527},
abstract = {OBJECTIVE: To determine if injury rates among female field hockey players differ before and after implementation of a national mandate for protective eyewear (MPE). METHODS: We analyzed girls' field hockey exposure and injury data collected from national (High School Reporting Information Online [RIO]) and regional (Fairfax County Public Schools) high school sports injury databases in 2 seasons before (2009/10 and 2010/11) and 2 seasons after (2011/12 and 2012/13) a national MPE. RESULTS: The incidence of eye/orbital injuries was significantly higher in states without MPE (0.080 injuries per 1000 athletic exposures [AEs]) than in states with MPE (before the 2011/12 mandate) and the postmandate group (0.025 injuries per 1000 AEs) (odds ratio 3.20, 95% confidence interval 1.47-6.99},
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Gardner, E C
Head, Face, and Eye Injuries in Collegiate Women's Field Hockey Journal Article
In: American Journal of Sports Medicine, vol. 43, no. 8, pp. 2027–2034, 2015.
@article{Gardner2015a,
title = {Head, Face, and Eye Injuries in Collegiate Women's Field Hockey},
author = {Gardner, E C},
year = {2015},
date = {2015-01-01},
journal = {American Journal of Sports Medicine},
volume = {43},
number = {8},
pages = {2027--2034},
abstract = {BACKGROUND: While there is concern regarding head, face, and eye injuries in field hockey, prompting some to recommend the use of protective equipment such as goggles and helmets, little has been written about their incidence and mechanism of injury in the modern game of field hockey. The elucidation of this information will better inform the development of maximally effective injury prevention schemes to protect the athlete while maintaining the integrity of the game. PURPOSE: To determine the incidence and epidemiology of head, face, and eye injuries in United States collegiate women's field hockey players from 2004-2005 to 2008-2009. STUDY DESIGN: Descriptive epidemiological study. METHODS: All head, face, and eye injuries reported to the National Collegiate Athletic Association Injury Surveillance System for collegiate women's field hockey athletes from the 2004-2005 through 2008-2009 seasons were analyzed. Data regarding the event type, injury mechanism, body part injured, type of injury, outcome, and time lost were reviewed. The weighted injury incidence per 1000 athlete-exposures (AEs) was calculated using the exposure data set for the same years; 95% CIs were calculated based on a normal approximation to the Poisson distribution. RESULTS: There were 150 reported traumatic injuries during this time period, with a weighted occurrence of 1587.3 injuries. The overall incidence of head, face, and eye injuries in collegiate women's field hockey was 0.94 per 1000 AEs (95% CI, 0.86-1.19). Injuries to the head or face, other than the mouth, nose, and eye, accounted for 75.3% of these injuries. The incidence of eye injuries was 0.07 per 1000 AEs (95% CI, 0.03-0.12); nose injuries occurred at a rate of 0.10 per 1000 AEs (95% CI, 0.05-0.15). The rate of traumatic dental injuries was 0.06 per 1000 AEs (95% CI, 0.04-0.14). Contact with an apparatus caused 72.9% of all injuries; specifically, contact with an elevated ball accounted for 47.9% of all injuries, and contact with an elevated stick caused 21.7% of all injuries. While the majority of players suffering a head, face, or eye injury were able to return to sport that season (90.0%), the remaining athletes suffered season-ending injuries (10%). Concussions accounted for 42.8% of all head, face, and eye injuries reported (0.40 per 1000 AEs; 95% CI, 0.32-0.53). CONCLUSION: Head, face, and eye injuries occur regularly in women's field hockey. This description of the injury profile and mechanisms of injury may be used to design appropriate injury prevention schemes for the sport.Copyright © 2015 The Author(s).},
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Bachynski, K E
Tolerable Risks? Physicians and Youth Tackle Football Journal Article
In: New England Journal of Medicine, vol. 374, no. 5, pp. 405–407, 2016.
BibTeX | Tags: *Athletic Injuries/pc [Prevention & Control], *Brain Concussion/pc [Prevention & Control], *Football/in [Injuries], *Guidelines as Topic, *Physician's Role, *SPORTS medicine, Adolescent, Brain Concussion/et [Etiology], Child, Craniocerebral Trauma/et [Etiology], Craniocerebral Trauma/pc [Prevention & Control], Head Protective Devices, Humans, Medical, pediatrics, Societies, UNITED States
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Fahlstedt, M; Halldin, P; Kleiven, S
The protective effect of a helmet in three bicycle accidents--A finite element study Journal Article
In: Accident Analysis & Prevention, vol. 91, pp. 135–143, 2016.
Abstract | BibTeX | Tags: *Accidents, *Bicycling/in [Injuries], *Brain Concussion/pc [Prevention & Control], *Head Protective Devices, *Skull Fractures/pc [Prevention & Control], Computer simulation, Craniocerebral Trauma/pc [Prevention & Control], finite element analysis, Humans, Traffic
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title = {The protective effect of a helmet in three bicycle accidents--A finite element study},
author = {Fahlstedt, M and Halldin, P and Kleiven, S},
year = {2016},
date = {2016-01-01},
journal = {Accident Analysis \& Prevention},
volume = {91},
pages = {135--143},
abstract = {There is some controversy regarding the effectiveness of helmets in preventing head injuries among cyclists. Epidemiological, experimental and computer simulation studies have suggested that helmets do indeed have a protective effect, whereas other studies based on epidemiological data have argued that there is no evidence that the helmet protects the brain. The objective of this study was to evaluate the protective effect of a helmet in single bicycle accident reconstructions using detailed finite element simulations. Strain in the brain tissue, which is associated with brain injuries, was reduced by up to 43% for the accident cases studied when a helmet was included. This resulted in a reduction of the risk of concussion of up to 54%. The stress to the skull bone went from fracture level of 80 MPa down to 13-16 MPa when a helmet was included and the skull fracture risk was reduced by up to 98% based on linear acceleration. Even with a 10% increased riding velocity for the helmeted impacts, to take into account possible increased risk taking, the risk of concussion was still reduced by up to 46% when compared with the unhelmeted impacts with original velocity. The results of this study show that the brain injury risk and risk of skull fracture could have been reduced in these three cases if a helmet had been worn.Copyright © 2016 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.},
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Kriz, P K; Zurakowski, R D; Almquist, J L; Reynolds, J; Ruggieri, D; Collins, C L; D'Hemecourt, P A; Comstock, R D
Eye Protection and Risk of Eye Injuries in High School Field Hockey Journal Article
In: Pediatrics, vol. 136, no. 3, pp. 521–527, 2015.
Abstract | BibTeX | Tags: *Eye Injuries/pc [Prevention & Control], *Eye Protective Devices, *Hockey/in [Injuries], Brain Concussion/ep [Epidemiology], Brain Concussion/pc [Prevention & Control], Craniocerebral Trauma/ep [Epidemiology], Craniocerebral Trauma/pc [Prevention & Control], Eye Injuries/ep [Epidemiology], Facial Injuries/ep [Epidemiology], Facial Injuries/pc [Prevention & Control], Female, Humans, Incidence, Orbit/in [Injuries], Prospective Studies, Virginia/ep [Epidemiology]
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title = {Eye Protection and Risk of Eye Injuries in High School Field Hockey},
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year = {2015},
date = {2015-01-01},
journal = {Pediatrics},
volume = {136},
number = {3},
pages = {521--527},
abstract = {OBJECTIVE: To determine if injury rates among female field hockey players differ before and after implementation of a national mandate for protective eyewear (MPE). METHODS: We analyzed girls' field hockey exposure and injury data collected from national (High School Reporting Information Online [RIO]) and regional (Fairfax County Public Schools) high school sports injury databases in 2 seasons before (2009/10 and 2010/11) and 2 seasons after (2011/12 and 2012/13) a national MPE. RESULTS: The incidence of eye/orbital injuries was significantly higher in states without MPE (0.080 injuries per 1000 athletic exposures [AEs]) than in states with MPE (before the 2011/12 mandate) and the postmandate group (0.025 injuries per 1000 AEs) (odds ratio 3.20, 95% confidence interval 1.47-6.99},
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Gardner, E C
Head, Face, and Eye Injuries in Collegiate Women's Field Hockey Journal Article
In: American Journal of Sports Medicine, vol. 43, no. 8, pp. 2027–2034, 2015.
Abstract | BibTeX | Tags: *Craniocerebral Trauma/ep [Epidemiology], *Eye Injuries/ep [Epidemiology], *Facial Injuries/ep [Epidemiology], *Hockey/in [Injuries], Brain Concussion/ep [Epidemiology], Craniocerebral Trauma/pc [Prevention & Control], Eye Injuries/pc [Prevention & Control], Eye Protective Devices, Facial Injuries/pc [Prevention & Control], Female, Head Protective Devices, Humans, Incidence, Students, United States/ep [Epidemiology], Universities
@article{Gardner2015a,
title = {Head, Face, and Eye Injuries in Collegiate Women's Field Hockey},
author = {Gardner, E C},
year = {2015},
date = {2015-01-01},
journal = {American Journal of Sports Medicine},
volume = {43},
number = {8},
pages = {2027--2034},
abstract = {BACKGROUND: While there is concern regarding head, face, and eye injuries in field hockey, prompting some to recommend the use of protective equipment such as goggles and helmets, little has been written about their incidence and mechanism of injury in the modern game of field hockey. The elucidation of this information will better inform the development of maximally effective injury prevention schemes to protect the athlete while maintaining the integrity of the game. PURPOSE: To determine the incidence and epidemiology of head, face, and eye injuries in United States collegiate women's field hockey players from 2004-2005 to 2008-2009. STUDY DESIGN: Descriptive epidemiological study. METHODS: All head, face, and eye injuries reported to the National Collegiate Athletic Association Injury Surveillance System for collegiate women's field hockey athletes from the 2004-2005 through 2008-2009 seasons were analyzed. Data regarding the event type, injury mechanism, body part injured, type of injury, outcome, and time lost were reviewed. The weighted injury incidence per 1000 athlete-exposures (AEs) was calculated using the exposure data set for the same years; 95% CIs were calculated based on a normal approximation to the Poisson distribution. RESULTS: There were 150 reported traumatic injuries during this time period, with a weighted occurrence of 1587.3 injuries. The overall incidence of head, face, and eye injuries in collegiate women's field hockey was 0.94 per 1000 AEs (95% CI, 0.86-1.19). Injuries to the head or face, other than the mouth, nose, and eye, accounted for 75.3% of these injuries. The incidence of eye injuries was 0.07 per 1000 AEs (95% CI, 0.03-0.12); nose injuries occurred at a rate of 0.10 per 1000 AEs (95% CI, 0.05-0.15). The rate of traumatic dental injuries was 0.06 per 1000 AEs (95% CI, 0.04-0.14). Contact with an apparatus caused 72.9% of all injuries; specifically, contact with an elevated ball accounted for 47.9% of all injuries, and contact with an elevated stick caused 21.7% of all injuries. While the majority of players suffering a head, face, or eye injury were able to return to sport that season (90.0%), the remaining athletes suffered season-ending injuries (10%). Concussions accounted for 42.8% of all head, face, and eye injuries reported (0.40 per 1000 AEs; 95% CI, 0.32-0.53). CONCLUSION: Head, face, and eye injuries occur regularly in women's field hockey. This description of the injury profile and mechanisms of injury may be used to design appropriate injury prevention schemes for the sport.Copyright © 2015 The Author(s).},
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