Effect of a concussion on subsequent baseline SCAT performance in professional rugby players: a retrospective cohort study in global elite Rugby Union.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

This study assessed whether concussion affects subsequent baseline performance in professional rugby players. Annual baseline screening tests are used to guide return-to-play decisions and concussion diagnosis during subsequent screens. It is important that baseline performances are appropriate and valid for the duration of a season and unaffected by factors unrelated to the current head impact event. One such factor may be a concussion following baseline assessment.

Setting

The World Rugby concussion management database for global professional Rugby Union.

Participants

501 professional rugby players with two baseline Sports Concussion Assessment Tools (SCATs) and an intervening concussion (CONC) were compared with 1190 control players with successive annua

SUBMITTER: Tucker R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7430463 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature