@article{ref1,
title="Historical patterns and variation in treatment of injuries in NFL (National Football League) Players and NCAA (National Collegiate Athletic Association) Division I football players",
journal="American journal of orthopedics (Belle Mead NJ)",
year="2016",
author="McCarty, Eric C. and Kraeutler, Matthew J. and Langner, Paula and Cook, Shane and Ellis, Byron and Godfrey, Jenna M.",
volume="45",
number="6",
pages="E319-E327",
abstract="We conducted a study to identify and contrast patterns in the treatment of common injuries that occur in National Football League (NFL) players and National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I American football players. Orthopedic team physicians for all 32 NFL and 119 NCAA Division I football teams were asked to complete a survey regarding demographics and preferred treatment of a variety of injuries encountered in football players. Responses were received from 31 (97%) of the 32 NFL and 111 (93%) of the 119 NCAA team physicians. Although patellar tendon autograft was the preferred graft choice for both groups of team physicians, the percentage of NCAA physicians who allowed return to football 6 months or less after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction was significantly (P =.03) higher than that of NFL physicians. Prophylactic knee bracing, which may prevent medial collateral ligament injuries, was used at a significantly (P <.0001) higher rate by NCAA teams (89%) than by NFL teams (28%). Ketorolac injections were given by a significantly (P <.01) higher percentage of NFL teams (93%) than of NCAA teams (62%). Understanding the current trends in the management of these injuries is beneficial in designing studies that may help improve the treatment and prevention of injuries in football players.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1078-4519",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}