TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2020//
TI  - Comparison of laboratory and on-field performance of American football helmets
JO  - Annals of biomedical engineering
A1  - Bailey, Ann M.
A1  - McMurry, Timothy L.
A1  - Cormier, Joseph M.
A1  - Funk, James R.
A1  - Crandall, Jeff R.
A1  - Mack, Christina D.
A1  - Myers, Barry S.
A1  - Arbogast, Kristy B.
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - The relationship between laboratory and on-field performance of football helmets was assessed for 31 football helmet models selected from those worn by players in the 2015-2019 National Football League (NFL) seasons. Linear impactor tests were conducted with helmets placed on an instrumented Hybrid III head and neck assembly mounted on a sliding table. Based on impacts to each helmet at six impact locations and three velocities, a helmet performance score (HPS) was calculated using a linear combination of the head injury criterion (HIC) and the diffuse axonal multi-axis general evaluation (DAMAGE). To determine the on-field performance of helmets, helmet model usage, player participation, and incident concussion data were collected from the five NFL seasons and used to calculate helmet model-specific concussion rates. Comparison of laboratory HPS to the helmet model-specific concussion rates on a per play basis showed a positive correlation (r2 = 0.61, p < 0.001) between laboratory and on-field performance of helmet models, indicating that helmets which exhibited reduced impact severity in the laboratory tests were also generally associated with lower concussion rates on-field. Further analysis showed that NFL-prohibited helmet models exhibited a significantly higher odds of concussion (OR 1.24; 95% CI 1.04-1.47; p = 0.017) relative to other helmet models.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0090-6964
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10439-020-02627-5
ID  - ref1
ER  -