Rotational head acceleration and traumatic brain injury in combat sports: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) in combat sports is relatively common, and rotational acceleration (RA) is a strong biomechanical predictor of TBI. This review summarizes RA values generated from head impacts in combat sport and puts them in the context of present evidence regarding TBI thresholds.

Sources of data

PubMed, EMBASE, Web of Science, Cochrane Library and Scopus were searched from inception to 31st December 2021. Twenty-two studies presenting RA data from head impacts across boxing, taekwondo, judo, wrestling and MMA were included. The AXIS tool was used to assess the quality of studies.

Areas of agreement

RA was greater following direct head strikes compared to being thrown or taken down. RA from throws and takedowns was mostly below reported injur

SUBMITTER: Lota KS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9351374 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature