RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Head injuries in the female football player: incidence, mechanisms, risk factors and management
JF British Journal of Sports Medicine
JO Br J Sports Med
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and British Association of Sport and Exercise Medicine
SP i44
OP i46
DO 10.1136/bjsm.2007.037960
VO 41
IS suppl 1
A1 Jiri Dvorak
A1 Paul McCrory
A1 Donald T Kirkendall
YR 2007
UL http://bjsm.bmj.com/content/41/suppl_1/i44.abstract
AB Although all injuries in sports are a concern for participants, head injuries are particularly troublesome because of the potential for long-term cognitive deficits. To prevent any specific injury, it is important to understand the basic frequency and incidence of injury and then the mechanism of injury. Once these are established, prevention programmes can be tested to see if the rate of injury changes. A primary problem with head injuries is recognising that the injury has occurred. Many athletes are not aware of the seriousness of concussive injury, thus this type of injury is probably under-reported. Once the diagnosis of a concussion is made, the next difficult decision is when to return a player to the game. These two management issues dominate the continuing development of understanding of concussive head injury. This paper explores the known gender differences between head injuries and highlights the areas that need to be considered in future research.