Head impact exposure in male and female collegiate ice hockey players

Journal of Biomechanics

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 109-114

  Wilcox, Bethany J ^a   Beckwith, Jonathan G ^b   Greenwald, Richard M ^b,c   Chu, Jeffrey J ^b   McAllister, Thomas W ^d   Flashman, Laura A ^d   Maerlender, Arthur C ^d   Duhaime, Ann Christine ^e   Crisco, Joseph J ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SIMBEX   (United States)

^c DARTMOUTH COLLEGE   (United States)

^d DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^e DARTMOUTH HITCHCOCK MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Concussion; Gender; Hockey; Impact biomechanics

Indexed keywords

CONCUSSION; FEMALE PLAYERS; GENDER; HOCKEY; IMPACT BIOMECHANICS; IMPACT LOCATIONS; LINEAR ACCELERATIONS; ROTATIONAL ACCELERATION;

BIOMECHANICS; MECHANICS;

SPORTS;

ACCELERATION; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; BIOMECHANICS; BRAIN CONCUSSION; FEMALE; HEAD IMPACT; HELMET; HUMAN; ICE HOCKEY; IMPACT FREQUENCY; IMPACT LOCATION; IMPACT MAGNITUDE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPORT INJURY;

CONCUSSION; GENDER; HOCKEY; IMPACT BIOMECHANICS;

ACCELERATION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATHLETES; BIOMECHANICAL PHENOMENA; BRAIN CONCUSSION; BRAIN INJURIES; FEMALE; HEAD; HEAD PROTECTIVE DEVICES; HOCKEY; HUMANS; MALE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84890860216     PISSN: 00219290     EISSN: 18732380     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2013.10.004     Document Type: Article

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