Head Impact Burden Differs Between Seasons in Youth and High School US Football Players.

In conclusion, cumulative head impacts differ significantly from one season to the next, and players have difficulty estimating their cumulative head impacts in relation to their team mates, especially at the youth level. Retrospective estimations of head impact burden should account for this variability.
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Source: Annals of Biomedical Engineering - June 17, 2020 Category: Biomedical Engineering Authors: Savino AK, Huang L, Yang J, Pizzimenti NM, McCarthy MT, Rose SC Tags: Ann Biomed Eng Source Type: research