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Major Traumatic Injuries in Sports
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Posted on: 12/13/2005
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Dr. Boden from the University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda, Maryland has written a comprehensive article on the subject of catastrophic sports injuries. Collisions in football rank number one as the most common source of traumatic injuries. Pole vaulting, gymnastics, ice hockey, and cheerleading follow.
Head and neck injuries in football are the most likely to cause permanent brain and spinal cord injuries. Most of the time the player being tackled is the one injured. Pole vaulters are at risk for head injury when the body lands on the edge of the landing pad and the head strikes the nearby concrete or asphalt. Similar injuries occur when the vaulter lands in the vault box or misses the pad and lands directly on the hard surface.
For women, cheerleading has become much more athletic with an increasing number of major injuries over the past 10 years. Fractured skulls and serious head and neck injuries occur with the pyramid and basket toss stunts when a cheerleader lands on the hard indoor gym floor.
Dr. Boden also reviews catastrophic injuries common to baseball players, soccer players, wrestlers, ice hockey players, and swimmers. Each group has their own unique type of serious injury. Safety measures and new regulations for each sport are outlined.
The author concludes that prevention is the key to avoiding these catastrophic sports injuries. More research is needed to find the right safety guidelines for each sporting activity.
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References:
Barry B. Boden, MD. Direct Catastrophic Injury in Sports. In Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. November 2005. Vol. 13. No. 7. Pp. 445-454.
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