Theobald, P; Whitelegg, L; Nokes, L D; Jones, M D
The predicted risk of head injury from fall-related impacts on to third-generation artificial turf and grass soccer surfaces: a comparative biomechanical analysis Journal Article
In: Sports Biomechanics, vol. 9, no. 1, pp. 29–37, 2010.
Abstract | BibTeX | Tags: *Athletic Injuries/et [Etiology], *Brain Injuries/et [Etiology], *Soccer/in [Injuries], Accidental Falls, Biomechanical Phenomena, Humans, Injury Severity Score, Poaceae, Risk
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Theobald, P; Whitelegg, L; Nokes, L D; Jones, M D
The predicted risk of head injury from fall-related impacts on to third-generation artificial turf and grass soccer surfaces: a comparative biomechanical analysis Journal Article
In: Sports Biomechanics, vol. 9, no. 1, pp. 29–37, 2010.
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Theobald, P; Whitelegg, L; Nokes, L D; Jones, M D
The predicted risk of head injury from fall-related impacts on to third-generation artificial turf and grass soccer surfaces: a comparative biomechanical analysis Journal Article
In: Sports Biomechanics, vol. 9, no. 1, pp. 29–37, 2010.
Abstract | BibTeX | Tags: *Athletic Injuries/et [Etiology], *Brain Injuries/et [Etiology], *Soccer/in [Injuries], Accidental Falls, Biomechanical Phenomena, Humans, Injury Severity Score, Poaceae, Risk
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title = {The predicted risk of head injury from fall-related impacts on to third-generation artificial turf and grass soccer surfaces: a comparative biomechanical analysis},
author = {Theobald, P and Whitelegg, L and Nokes, L D and Jones, M D},
year = {2010},
date = {2010-01-01},
journal = {Sports Biomechanics},
volume = {9},
number = {1},
pages = {29--37},
abstract = {The risk of soccer players sustaining mild traumatic brain injury (MTBI) following head impact with a playing surface is unclear. This study investigates MTBI by performing headform impact tests from varying heights onto a range of third-generation artificial turf surfaces. Each turf was prepared as per manufacturers specifications within a laboratory, before being tested immediately following installation and then again after a bedding-in period. Each turf was tested dry and when wetted to saturation. Data from the laboratory tests were compared to an in situ third-generation surface and a professional grass surface. The surface performance threshold was set at a head impact criterion (HIC) = 400, which equates to a 10% risk of the head impact causing MTBI. All six third-generation surfaces had a \> 10% risk of MTBI from a fall \> 0.77 m; the inferior surfaces required a fall from just 0.46 m to have a 10% MTBI risk. Wetting the artificial turf did not produce a statistically significant improvement (P \> 0.01). The in situ third-generation playing surface produced HIC values within the range of bedded-in experimental values. However, the natural turf pitch was the superior performer--necessitating fall heights exceeding those achievable during games to achieve HIC = 400.},
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