OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to compare concussion rates and recovery times for athletes wearing newer helmet technology compared to traditional helmet design. METHODS: This was a three-year, prospective, naturalistic, cohort study. Participant...
PURPOSE: Currently most laboratory simulation of distal radius fractures and wrist injuries has been with axial limb loading or vertical drop technique. To better assess the contribution of horizontal velocity in momentum in the development of wrist injury...
PRIMARY OBJECTIVE: To describe the outcome of near-drowning and rehabilitation contexts for recovery. METHODS AND PROCEDURES: Standardized measures were used to emphasize the functional impact of deficits over the first year post-injury in three children &...
OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to examine Central Collegiate Hockey Association ice hockey players' attitudes regarding the use of athletic mouthguards and to determine the effects of mouthguard type, player position, education, and usage time wi...
OBJECTIVES: To compare the nature of injuries from all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) to those from bicycling, dirtbikes/motocross, and motor vehicle crashes. DESIGN: Data on injuries from the mechanisms outlined above were obtained through CHIRPP (the Canadian H...
PURPOSE: To determine the circumstance and outcome of ocular injuries attributable to paintball projectiles. DESIGN: Retrospective interventional case series. METHODS: Institutional review board approved retrospective chart review of 19 consecutive eyes wi...
OBJECTIVE: Acute recovery from concussion (mild traumatic brain injury) is assessed in samples of NFL and high school athletes evaluated within days of injury. METHODS: All athletes were evaluated within days of injury using a computer-based neuropsycholog...
