Pediatric Concussion Injuries in Soccer: Emergency Department Trends in the United States From 2012 to 2023
A 25.6% reduction in the relative risk of presenting to the emergency department with a soccer-related concussion was found when comparing 2020-2023 (after USSF header policy implementation) with 2012-2015 (before policy implementation). The USSF youth soccer header policy may improve player safety by reducing head impacts in the pediatric population.
Authors
- Alexander Hoffer
- Anikar Chhabra (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4264-079X)
- Martin Richardson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1280-3834)
- Georgia Sullivan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-2759-995X)
- Eugenia Lin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3984-8725)
Institutions
- Mayo Clinic in Arizona (US)
- Mayo Clinic Hospital (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine
- Published
- 2024-12-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1177/23259671241303180
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Traumatic Brain Injury Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.77