Concussion Incidence and Recurrence in Professional Australian Football Match-Play: A 14-Year Analysis.
Nathan GibbsMark WatsfordPublished in: Journal of sports medicine (Hindawi Publishing Corporation) (2017)
Concussion in professional Australian football was related to the number of matches played. Further, neither previous incidence nor loss of consciousness affected future concussion risk. This study provides ecologically valid evidence of the concussion incidence rate in professional Australian football and has implications for the management of athletes sustaining concussion injuries.