NCAA football players are at higher risk of upper extremity injury after first-time concussion

CONCLUSION: This study demonstrates that collegiate football players are at a 2.36 times greater risk of upper extremity injury in the year following their first diagnosed concussion compared to the year preceding it. The most common site of upper extremity injury after concussion was the shoulder.LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: III.PMID:38454779 | DOI:10.1080/00913847.2024.2327275

Source: The Physician and Sportsmedicine Online - March 8, 2024 Category: Sports Medicine Authors: Carson H Gardner Jacob L Kotlier Amir Fathi Justin Castonguay Ashley A Thompson Ioanna K Bolia Frank A Petrigliano Joseph N Liu Alexander E Weber Seth C Gamradt Source Type: research