TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2019//
TI  - Characteristics of potential concussive events in three elite football tournaments
JO  - Injury prevention
A1  - Armstrong, Nicholas
A1  - Rotundo, Mario Pasquale
A1  - Aubrey, Jason
A1  - Tarzi, Christopher
A1  - Cusimano, Michael D.
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - OBJECTIVE: Identify patterns in the nature and characteristics of potential concussive events (PCEs) in football. <br><br>METHODS: This study analysed the incidence and characteristics of PCEs that occurred during the 2014 and 2018 Fédération Internationale de Football Association World Cups, and the 2016 UEFA Euro Cup. PCEs were defined as direct head collision incidents resulting in the athlete being unable to immediately resume play for at least 5 sec following impact. <br><br>RESULTS: A total of 218 incidents were identified in 179 matches (1.22 per match, 36.91 per 1000 hours of exposure). The most common mechanism of PCE was elbow-to-head (28.7%, n=68). The frontal region was the most frequently affected location of impact with 22.8% (n=54). <br><br>CONCLUSION: Our study defined the identification, prevalence and nature of PCEs in professional international soccer tournaments. Our findings indicate the different contexts and mechanisms of head contact and contact to different regions of the head can be associated with varying signs of concussion. The results highlight targets for future injury prevention strategies.    Keywords: Soccer<br><br>© Author(s) (or their employer(s)) 2019. Re-use permitted under CC BY-NC. No commercial re-use. See rights and permissions. Published by BMJ.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1353-8047
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/injuryprev-2019-043242
ID  - ref1
ER  -