Epidemiology of athletic head and neck injuries.
In this article, we review the available data on sporting injuries to the head and neck and discuss sport-specific injury risk and prevention strategies, as well as the costs of head and neck injuries.
Cooper
Minton Truitt
MT
University of Virginia School of Medicine, P.O. Box 800739, Charlottesville, VA 22908-0739, USA.
McGee
Kevin M
KM
Anderson
D Greg
DG
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001265:Athletic Injuries / Q000191:economics / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006259:Craniocerebral Trauma / Q000191:economics / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D005260:Female; D006173:Gymnastics / Q000293:injuries / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D017048:Health Care Costs / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D019838:Neck Injuries / Q000191:economics / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D011481:Protective Clothing / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012861:Skating / Q000293:injuries / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D013119:Spinal Cord Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology; D013177:Sports / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D019876:Sports Equipment / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology