On the way to the Tokyo Summer Olympic Games (2020). Prevention of severe head and neck injuries in judo: it's time for action

Affiliations

¹ Department of Orthopaedics, Japan Community Healthcare Organization, Tokyo Shinjuku Medical Center, Tokyo, Japan.
² Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Science and Technology, Keio University, Kanagawa, Japan.
³ Center of Sports and Exercise Medicine, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK.
⁴ Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
⁵ Department of Physical Education, Tokai University, Kanagawa, Japan.

Editorial

Takeshi Kamitani et al. Br J Sports Med. 2017 Nov.

. 2017 Nov;51(22):1581-1582.

doi: 10.1136/bjsports-2017-097681. Epub 2017 Aug 17.

¹ Department of Orthopaedics, Japan Community Healthcare Organization, Tokyo Shinjuku Medical Center, Tokyo, Japan.
² Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Science and Technology, Keio University, Kanagawa, Japan.
³ Center of Sports and Exercise Medicine, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK.
⁴ Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
⁵ Department of Physical Education, Tokai University, Kanagawa, Japan.

No abstract available

Keywords: acute subdural hematoma; judo; martial arts; spinal cord injury.

Conflict of interest statement

Competing interests: None declared.