- Title
- Mild traumatic brain injury among a cohort of rugby union players: predictors of time to injury
- Creator
- Hollis, Stephanie; Stevenson, Mark; McIntosh, Andrew; Li, Ling; Heritier, Stephane; Shores, E Arthur; Collins, Michael; Finch, Caroline
- Date
- 2011
- Type
- Text; Journal article
- Identifier
- http://researchonline.federation.edu.au/vital/access/HandleResolver/1959.17/58815
- Identifier
- vital:5447
- Identifier
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https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsm.2010.079707
- Identifier
- ISSN:0306-3674
- Abstract
- This study reports the time to sustain a mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) among a cohort of community rugby union players. Demographic and player characteristics were collected and players followed up for between one and three playing seasons. 7% of the cohort sustained an mTBI within 10 h of game time, increasing twofold to 14% within 20 h. The mean time to first mTBI was 8 h with an SD of 6.2 (median 6.8 h; IQR: 2.9–11.7 h). Players reporting a recent history of concussion were 20% more likely to sustain an mTBI after 20 h of game time compared with those with no recent history of concussion. Players were likely to sustain an mTBI in shorter time if they trained for <3 h/week (HR=1.48, p=0.03) or had a body mass index <27 (HR=1.77, p=0.007). The findings highlight modifiable characteristics to reduce the likelihood of shortened time to mTBI.
- Relation
- British Journal of Sports Medicine Vol. 45, no. 12 (2011), p. 997-999
- Rights
- Unknown copyright
- Rights
- This metadata is freely available under a CCO license
- Subject
- 11 Medical and Health Sciences; 09 Engineering; 13 Education
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