Subsequent musculoskeletal injury after concussion in National Football League players
We found no statistical difference in the risk of subsequent injury among NFL players returning from concussion compared with non-concussed players in the same game or players returning from upper extremity injury. These results suggest deconditioning or other factors associated with lost participation time may explain subsequent injury risk in concussed players observed in some settings after return to play.
Authors
- Margot Putukian (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1478-8068)
- Kimberly G. Harmon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3670-6609)
- Christina DeFilippo Mack (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3495-3796)
- Erin B. Wasserman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5957-5878)
- Mackenzie M. Herzog (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6810-4485)
- Alexandra Chretien
- Javier F. Cárdenas
- Gary S. Solomon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1842-9759)
- Allen K. Sills (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1145-0480)
- David O. Okonkwo
Institutions
- West Virginia University (US)
- University of Pittsburgh (US)
- Vanderbilt University (US)
- University of Washington (US)
- NFL Foundation (US)
- IQVIA (United States) (US)
- National Urban League (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- British Journal of Sports Medicine
- Published
- 2024-08-08
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2023-107970
- Primary Topic
- Traumatic Brain Injury Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00