title: Concussion in professional football: summary of the research conducted by the National Football League's Committee on Mild Traumatic Brain Injury.
abstract: PIn 1994 the National Football League (NFL) initiated a comprehensive clinical and biomechanical research study of mild traumatic brain injury (TBI), a study that is ongoing. Data on mild TBIs sustained between 1996 and 2001 were collected and submitted by NFL team physicians and athletic trainers, and these data were analyzed by the NFL's Committee on Mild Traumatic Brain Injury. At the same time, analysis of game videos was performed for on-field mild TBIs to quantify the biomechanics involved and to develop means to improve the understanding of these injuries so that manufacturers could systematically improve and update their head protective equipment. The findings and analysis of the Committee have been presented in a series of articles in Neurosurgery.
authors.affiliation: Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Committee, National Football League, New York, New York, USA.
authors.forename: Elliot J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Pellman
authors.forename: David C
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Viano
mesh_terms: D001265:Athletic Injuries / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D001924:Brain Concussion / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D003625:Data Collection; D005538:Football / Q000293:injuries*; D006260:Head Protective Devices; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012307:Risk Factors; D012952:Societies / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D014481:United States; D014741:Video Recording