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. 2019 Nov 27:19:184-188.
doi: 10.1016/j.jor.2019.11.042. eCollection 2020 May-Jun.

Surfing-related head injuries presenting to United States emergency departments

Barbara U Kozminski  1 , Natasha Ahmed  2 , Frank S Cautela  3 , Neil V Shah  3 , Xingzi Shangguan  4 , James P Doran  3 , Jared M Newman  3 , Evan H Horowitz  3 , Anter S Gonzales 3rd  3 , Caroline J Lee  3 , Christine S Persaud  3 , William P Urban  3 , Susan M Stickevers  3
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Surfing-related head injuries presenting to United States emergency departments

Barbara U Kozminski et al. J Orthop. .

Abstract

This study examined the incidence and trends of surfing-related and mild traumatic brain injuries that presented to United States emergency departments between 2001 and 2016. Subjects with surging-related head injuries were retrieved from the National Electronic Injury Surveillance System. A weighted total of 34,337 surfing-related head injuries were identified. The annual incidence of surfing-related head injuries insignificantly decreased from 2001 to 2016 (R2 = .119; p = .19). Most common injuries included lacerations (50.4%), blunt head injuries (25.7%), and mild traumatic brain injuries (16.1%). Mild traumatic brain injury incidence and annual percentage increased significantly during the study period (R2 = .251; p = .05 and R2 = .346; p = .02, respectively).

Keywords: Concussion; Epidemiology; Head injury; Mild traumatic brain injury; Sports-related injury; Surfing.

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Weighted estimates and trend of total surfing-related head injuries from 2001 to 2016.
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Weighted estimates of surfing-related head injuries from 2001 to 2016 for laceration, concussion, and blunt head injury, compared to all other head injuries combined.
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Annual weighted estimates and trends of the most common surfing-related head injuries between 2001 and 2016.
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Percentage of yearly mild traumatic brain injury weighted estimates between 2001 and 2016.
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