Surfing-related head injuries presenting to United States emergency departments

This study examined the incidence and trends of surfing-related and mild traumatic brain injuries that presented to United States emergency departments between 2001 and 2016. Subjects with surging-related head injuries were retrieved from the National Electronic Injury Surveillance System. A weighte...

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Published in:Journal of orthopaedics 2020-05, Vol.19, p.184-188
Main Authors: Kozminski, Barbara U., Ahmed, Natasha, Cautela, Frank S., Shah, Neil V., Shangguan, Xingzi, Doran, James P., Newman, Jared M., Horowitz, Evan H., Gonzales, Anter S., Lee, Caroline J., Persaud, Christine S., Urban, William P., Stickevers, Susan M.
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Language:English
Subjects:
Concussion
Epidemiology
Head injury
Mild traumatic brain injury
Sports-related injury
Surfing
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Summary:This study examined the incidence and trends of surfing-related and mild traumatic brain injuries that presented to United States emergency departments between 2001 and 2016. Subjects with surging-related head injuries were retrieved from the National Electronic Injury Surveillance System. A weighted total of 34,337 surfing-related head injuries were identified. The annual incidence of surfing-related head injuries insignificantly decreased from 2001 to 2016 (R2 = .119; p = .19). Most common injuries included lacerations (50.4%), blunt head injuries (25.7%), and mild traumatic brain injuries (16.1%). Mild traumatic brain injury incidence and annual percentage increased significantly during the study period (R2 = .251; p = .05 and R2 = .346; p = .02, respectively).
ISSN:0972-978X
0972-978X
DOI:10.1016/j.jor.2019.11.042