Analysis and evolution of head injury in football

Neurosurgery

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 649-655

  Levy, Michael L ^a,c   Ozgur, Burak M ^a   Berry, Cherisse ^b   Aryan, Henry E ^a   Apuzzo, Michael L J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Concussion; Football; Head injury; Helmet; Pathophysiology; Sports injury prevention

Indexed keywords

BRAIN CONCUSSION; FATALITY; FOOTBALL; HEAD INJURY; HELMET; HIGH SCHOOL; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INJURY SCALE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SAFETY; SPORT INJURY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; UNCONSCIOUSNESS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANIMALS; ATHLETIC INJURIES; BIOMECHANICS; BRAIN; BRAIN CONCUSSION; CANADA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; FOOTBALL; HEAD PROTECTIVE DEVICES; HUMANS; RECURRENCE; RISK FACTORS; SPORTS EQUIPMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 4444339500     PISSN: 0148396X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1227/01.NEU.0000134598.06114.89     Document Type: Review

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