Position Comparison of sport-related Concussions in female youth soccer players

CONCLUSION: In youth female soccer players, goalkeepers sustained a higher proportion of sport-related concussions compared to field players based upon the composition of a soccer team. The mechanism of injury also differed among the different soccer positions. However, no differences in concussion characteristics, outcomes, or RTP were seen across the different soccer positions.PMID:37564006 | DOI:10.1080/00913847.2023.2246869

Source: The Physician and Sportsmedicine Online - August 11, 2023 Category: Sports Medicine Authors: Hannah Worrall Caroline Podvin Claire Althoff Jane Chung Dai Sugimoto Mathew Stokes Luke C Radel Munro Cullum Shane Miller Jacob Jones Source Type: research