Analysis of the ability of catcher's masks to attenuate head accelerations on impact with a baseball

Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 422-427

  Shain, Kellen S ^a   Madigan, Michael L ^a   Rowson, Steven ^a   Bisplinghoff, Jill ^a   Duma, Stefan M ^a  

^a State University   (United States)

Author keywords

baseball impacts; catcher's masks; concussions; head accelerations

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BASEBALL; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HEAD MOVEMENT; PNEUMATIC TOOL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY; VELOCITY;

ACCELERATION; ADULT; BASEBALL; BRAIN INJURIES; HEAD PROTECTIVE DEVICES; HUMANS; MALE; MASKS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SPORTS EQUIPMENT;

EID: 78649386675     PISSN: 1050642X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JSM.0b013e3181f7db25     Document Type: Article

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