TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2006//
TI  - The effect of visors on head and facial injury in National Hockey League players
JO  - Journal of science and medicine in sport
A1  - Stevens, Sean T.
A1  - Lassonde, Micheline
A1  - de Beaumont, Louis
A1  - Keenan, J. P.
SP  - 238
EP  - 242
VL  - 9
IS  - 3
N2  - There has been an increase in the number of concussions sustained by players in the National Hockey League (NHL). While wearing a helmet is now required by the NHL, the face visor remains optional. It is unknown to what degree face visors influence concussion, other head injury and eye-injury rates at the professional level. Data from the 2001-2002 NHL season were examined. It was found that wearing a face visor did not significantly influence the prevalence of concussion. Visor protection did, however, minimise eye-injuries and other, non-concussion head injuries. These data suggest that, while a visor may prevent some head and eye-injuries, other measures may be necessary to reduce the number of concussions.    Language: en
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SN  - 1440-2440
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jsams.2006.03.025
ID  - ref1
ER  -