TY - JOUR PY - 2023// TI - Head injuries and emergencies in sports JO - Clinics in sports medicine A1 - Rao, Ashwin L. A1 - Song, Leina'ala A1 - Griffin, Georgia SP - 473 EP - 489 VL - 42 IS - 3 N2 - Head injuries are a common occurrence in sports and can involve injuries to the brain, skull, and superficial soft tissues. The most commonly discussed diagnosis is a concussion. Head and cervical spine injuries must be considered together at times, due to the overlapping nature of symptoms present during on-field evaluation. This article presents a range of head injuries, along with critical steps in evaluation and management.

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LA - en SN - 0278-5919 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.csm.2023.02.010 ID - ref1 ER -