Assessment of Head Collision Events During the 2014 FIFA World Cup Tournament

Michael D Cusimano; Julia Casey; Ruiwei Jing; Anamika Mishra; Michael Solarski; Kristina Techar; Shudong Zhang

doi:10.1001/jama.2017.6204

Assessment of Head Collision Events During the 2014 FIFA World Cup Tournament

JAMA. 2017 Jun 27;317(24):2548-2549. doi: 10.1001/jama.2017.6204.

Authors

Michael D Cusimano¹, Julia Casey¹, Ruiwei Jing¹, Anamika Mishra¹, Michael Solarski¹, Kristina Techar¹, Shudong Zhang¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Neurosurgery, St Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Abstract

This study uses video footage observations of all 64 matches of the 2014 FIFA World Cup to assess the incidence, characteristics, and sideline outcome assessments of player head collisions.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Anniversaries and Special Events
Brain Concussion / etiology*
Consensus
Head Injuries, Closed / complications
Head Injuries, Closed / diagnosis
Head Injuries, Closed / epidemiology*
Humans
Incidence
Return to Sport / statistics & numerical data
Soccer / injuries*
Video Recording