Concussions Increase the Odds of Lower-Extremity Injuries in National Football League Players: Four-Year Review of Publicly Available Data

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To investigate the effect of multiple concussions on the risk of lower-extremity injuries in National Football League (NFL) players.

Methods

All active NFL players from September 2016 to January 2017 through September 2019 to January 2020 regular seasons were eligible for inclusion. All players who sustained multiple concussions during the study period were identified using publicly available data and included in the multiple concussion (MC) cohort. Players who sustained a single concussion (SC) as well as controls were age and position matched to the MC cohort using MEDCALC case-control. Lower-extremity injuries were then documented for the players included in all 3 cohorts.

Results

The odds of sustaining a lower-extremity injury were significantly gre

SUBMITTER: Baker H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9402462 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature