Incidence of Concussion and Head Impacts in Australian Elite-Level Male and Female Cricketers After Head Impact Protocol Modifications.

ABSTRACT:

Background:

Concussion in sport is a topic of growing interest in Australia and worldwide. To date, relatively few studies have examined the true incidence of concussion in cricket.

Hypothesis:

Concussion in cricket is more common than current literature suggests.

Study design:

Descriptive epidemiology study.

Level of evidence:

Level 4.

Methods:

This is a prospective registry and subsequent analysis of head impacts and concussions in elite-level male and female cricketers in Australia over 2 seasons (2015-2016 and 2016-2017). A total of 172 male and 106 female domestic and international players in 2015-2016 and 179 males and 98 females in 2016-2017 were included.

Results:

There were 92 head impacts (29 concussions) in men's matches and 15 head imp

SUBMITTER: Hill T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6391555 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Mar/Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature