Citation

Bruce DA, Schut L, Sutton LN. Prim. Care 1984; 11(1): 175-194.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1984, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

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PMID

6561680

Abstract

Eighty per cent of severe sports-related central nervous system trauma occurs as a result of collision sports, chiefly American football and rugby union football, followed by wrestling and gymnastics. Although serious head injury is uncommon, episodes of concussion are frequent; repeated concussion should be grounds for suggesting that the athlete give up collision sport. American and rugby union football are the sports mainly responsible for cervical spine injury with resultant quadriplegia.

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