Journal article
Return to play after an initial or recurrent concussion in a prospective study of physician-observed junior ice hockey concussions: implications for return to play after a concussion.
Abstract
OBJECT: The authors investigated return-to-play duration for initial and recurrent concussion in the same season in 2 teams of junior (16-21-year-old) ice hockey players during a regular season.
METHODS: The authors conducted a prospective cohort study during 1 junior regular season (2009-2010) of 67 male fourth-tier ice hockey players (mean age 18.2 ± 1.2 years [SD], range 16-21 years) from 2 teams. Prior to the start of the season, every …
Authors
Echlin PS; Tator CH; Cusimano MD; Cantu RC; Taunton JE; Upshur REG; Czarnota M; Hall CR; Johnson AM; Forwell LA
Journal
Neurosurgical FOCUS, Vol. 29, No. 5,
Publisher
Journal of Neurosurgery Publishing Group (JNSPG)
Publication Date
11 2010
DOI
10.3171/2010.9.focus10210
ISSN
1092-0684