@article{ref1,
title="Return to sport following adolescent concussion: epidemiologic findings from a high school population",
journal="Orthopedics",
year="2020",
author="Jildeh, Toufic R. and Okoroha, Kelechi R. and Denha, Eric and Eyers, Christina and Johnson, Ashley and Shehab, Ramsey and Moutzouros, Vasilios",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="High school athletes sustaining a concussion require careful attention when determining return-to-sport (RTS) readiness. The purpose of this study was to determine epidemiological and RTS data of a large cohort of high school athletes who sustained 1 or more concussions. Records of 357 consecutive youth patients who sustained concussions and presented to a single health care system between September 2013 and December 2016 were reviewed. Demographic data, RTS, and concussion-related variables were obtained via chart review. Immediate Post-Concussion Assessment and Cognitive Testing (ImPACT) scores at baseline and following concussions were performed by neuropsychologists. The average age at injury was 15.5 years (range, 14-18 years), 61.9% of patients were male, 6.7% reported a loss of consciousness, and 14.3% reported amnesia, requiring 30.4±23.3 days of recovery prior to RTS. The most common sport of injury was football (27.7%). There was a high incidence of previous concussion (33.1%), and 32 athletes sustained a recurrent concussion. A multivariate model demonstrated that females, players with a history of concussion, and those diagnosed in-clinic rather than in-game required increased time to RTS. Memory ImPACT scores were found to increase as players had recurrent concussions. Visual motor speed and reaction time scores decreased with recurrent concussions. [Orthopedics. 2020;43(x):xx-xx.].<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0147-7447",
doi="10.3928/01477447-20200521-03",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.3928/01477447-20200521-03"
}