Sport-Related Structural Brain Injury and Return to Play: Systematic Review and Expert Insight

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Authors

Scott L. Zuckerman · Neurological Surgery

Aaron M. Yengo‐Kahn · Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Alan R. Tang · Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Julian E. Bailes · University of Chicago

Kathryn M. Beauchamp · Neurological Surgery

Mitchel S. Berger · Neurological Surgery

Christopher M. Bonfield

Abstract

RTP decisions following structural brain injury in athletes are markedly heterogeneous. While individualized RTP decisions are critical, aggregated expert opinions from 31 international sports neurosurgeons provide key insight. Level of play was found to be an important consideration in RTP determinations.

Topics & Keywords

Traumatic Brain Injury Research Spinal Cord Injury Research Sports injuries and prevention

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Neurosurgery

Volume 88, Issue 6, pp. E495-E504

DOI: 10.1093/neuros/nyab041

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