@article{ref1,
title="Mild traumatic brain injury among a cohort of rugby union players: Predictors of time to injury",
journal="British journal of sports medicine",
year="2011",
author="Hollis, Stephanie J. and Stevenson, Mark R. and McIntosh, Andrew S. and Li, Ling and Heritier, Stephane and Shores, E. Arthur and Collins, Michael W. and Finch, Caroline F.",
volume="45",
number="12",
pages="997-999",
abstract="This study reports the time to sustain a mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) among a cohort of community rugby union players. Demographic and player characteristics were collected and players followed up for between one and three playing seasons. 7% of the cohort sustained an mTBI within 10 h of game time, increasing twofold to 14% within 20 h. The mean time to first mTBI was 8 h with an SD of 6.2 (median 6.8 h; IQR: 2.9-11.7 h). Players reporting a recent history of concussion were 20% more likely to sustain an mTBI after 20 h of game time compared with those with no recent history of concussion. Players were likely to sustain an mTBI in shorter time if they trained for <3 h/week (HR=1.48, p=0.03) or had a body mass index <27 (HR=1.77, p=0.007). The findings highlight modifiable characteristics to reduce the likelihood of shortened time to mTBI.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0306-3674",
doi="10.1136/bjsm.2010.079707",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bjsm.2010.079707"
}