2023 AOSSM Annual Meeting Recordings with CME-NCAA Football Players are at Higher Risk of Upper Extremity Injury After Concussion

NCAA Football Players are at Higher Risk of Upper Extremity Injury After Concussion

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The video features Carson Gardner, a second-year resident with the San Francisco Orthopedic Residency Program, discussing his research on the increased risk of upper extremity injury in NCAA football players after concussions. Gardner references previous studies that have shown a higher risk of lower extremity injury after concussions in athletes and highlights a recent study by Roche and Associates, which found that concussed athletes are 1.84 times more likely to sustain upper extremity injuries compared to a control group. Gardner's study retrospectively followed 160 NCAA Division I football players who had suffered sport-related concussions and found that they had a 2.36 times higher risk of upper extremity injury in the year following the concussion. The shoulder was the most commonly injured body part, with the hand, fingers, and thumb also showing a significant increase in injury risk. Gardner hypothesizes that changes in balance, gait, biomechanics, and reaction time after concussions contribute to the higher risk. Overall, the findings align with the existing research on lower extremity injuries and support the recent data published by Roche and Associates.

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Carson Gardner, MD

Keywords

upper extremity injury

NCAA football players

concussions

Roche and Associates

shoulder injuries