@article{ref1,
title="A comparison of clinical assessment with common diagnostic tools for monitoring concussion recovery in adolescent rugby union players",
journal="Physical therapy in sport",
year="2023",
author="Cosgrave, Ciaran and Fuller, Colm and Kung, Stacey and Cosgrave, Matthew and McFadden, Ciaran and Franklyn-Miller, Andy",
volume="61",
number="",
pages="165-171",
abstract="OBJECTIVES: To characterise the incidence, severity and recovery of sport-related concussion (SRC) in schoolboy rugby players and explore whether the Sports Concussion Assessment Tool (SCAT), Cogstate Brief Battery (CBB) and the King-Devick test (K-D test) can be used to monitor concussion status through to full recovery. <br><br>DESIGN: Prospective cohort study. SETTING: Rugby union has a high rate of SRC; however, there is little research investigating how concussion affects adolescent rugby players. PARTICIPANTS: Schoolboy rugby players. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Participants completed baseline tests in the preseason. Participants diagnosed with SRC during the season attended for post-concussion testing on a weekly basis until recovered. <br><br>RESULTS: 135 schoolboy rugby players (16.7 ± 0.82y) participated in the study. There were 18 SRCs in 16 participants. Concussion incidence was 9/1000 player hours. CBB and K-D tests were poorly associated with clinical assessment and produced high false negative rates (0.58 and 0.52 respectively). <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: This study reports a relatively high match SRC incidence for an adolescent population. Analysis of clinical recovery with CBB and K-D test revealed a relatively poor ability to accurately monitor concussion status compared to clinical assessment suggesting that these tools should not be used in isolation for monitoring SRC recovery in adolescents.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1466-853X",
doi="10.1016/j.ptsp.2023.04.003",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ptsp.2023.04.003"
}