Journal
CLINICAL JOURNAL OF SPORT MEDICINE
Volume 31, Issue 1, Pages 70-77Publisher
LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS
DOI: 10.1097/JSM.0000000000000673
Keywords
concussion; mild traumatic brain injury; ice hockey; youth; risk factor
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Funding
- Max Bell Foundation
- Alberta Innovates Health Solutions
- Canadian Institutes of Health Research
- Alberta Children's Hospital Research Institute (Alberta Children's Hospital Foundation)
- Hotchkiss Brain Institute
- International Olympic Committee
- Hockey Calgary
- Hockey Alberta
- Hockey Quebec
- Hockey Canada
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The study examined concussion rates in elite 13- to 17-year-old ice hockey players, finding a high incidence rate with a majority of concussions resulting in significant time loss from participation.
Objective: To examine rates of concussion and more severe concussion (time loss of greater than 10 days) in elite 13- to 17-year-old ice hockey players. Methods:This is a prospective cohort study (Alberta, Canada). Bantam (13-14 years) and Midget (15-17 years) male and female elite (top 20% by division of play) youth ice hockey players participated in this study. Players completed a demographic and medical history questionnaire and clinical test battery at the beginning of the season. A previously validated injury surveillance system was used to document exposure hours and injury during one season of play (8 months). Players with a suspected ice hockey-related concussion were referred to the study sport medicine physicians for assessment. Time loss from hockey participation was documented on an injury report form. Results: Overall, 778 elite youth ice hockey players (659 males and 119 females; aged 13-17 years) participated in this study. In total, 143 concussions were reported. The concussion incidence rate (IR) was 17.60 concussions/100 players (95% CI, 15.09-20.44). The concussion IR was 1.31 concussions/1000 player-hours (95% CI, 1.09-1.57). Time loss of greater than 10 days was reported in 74% of cases (106/143), and 20% (n = 28) had time loss of greater than 30 days. Conclusions:Concussion is a common injury in elite youth ice hockey players. In this study population, a large proportion of concussions (74%) resulted in a time loss of greater than 10 days, possibly reflecting more conservative management or longer recovery in youth athletes.
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