Bilateral Angle Recession and Chronic Post-Traumatic Glaucoma: A Review of the Literature and a Case Report by Valeria Iannucci, Priscilla Manni, Ludovico Alisi, Giulia Mecarelli, Alessandro Lambiase, Alice Bruscolini

“…Airbag activation during traffic accidents is a likely cause to be ruled out, along with repeated head or eye trauma, due to contact sports or a history of physical abuse. These aspects can aid in early detection, appropriate management, and improved outcomes for patients with ocular trauma. …”
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Cognitive Decline Secondary to Therapeutic Brain Radiation—Similarities and Differences to Traumatic Brain Injury by Andrew Jonathan Huang, David Kornguth, Steven Kornguth

“…Traumatic brain injury (TBI) resulting from forceful impacts on the torso and head has been of major interest because of the prevalence of such injuries in military personnel, contact sports and the elderly. Cognitive and behavioral changes associated with TBI are also seen following whole brain radiation treatment for cancer and chemotherapy for disseminated tumors. …”
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Anatomic Acromioclavicular Ligament Reconstruction Using Semitendinosus Autograft With Suture Augmentation: Surgical Technique by Benjamin Sherman, D.O., Michael French, D.O., Wade Faerber, D.O.

“…These injuries typically occur among adolescent and young adult athletes during contact sports, such as hockey, wrestling, and rugby. …”
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Physical therapy recommendations for injury prevention in alpine skiing by Friderika Kresal, Špela Bračun, Laura Tönig, Mojca Amon

“…Conclusions: The recommendation for the most efficient prevention according to the current literature is to follow the above preventive measures in combination with appropriate physical preparation, where we recommend relying on research evidence in other (non-contact) sports that have similar injury mechanisms as alpine ski racing. …”
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Evaluating the potential of an oral-based bioguard to estimate heart rate using photoplethysmography by de Almeida e Bueno, L, Walls, VC, Bergmann, JHM

“…However, current technologies perform poorly in contact sports settings. This study aims to evaluate the best approach for heart rate tracking using photoplethysmography sensors embedded into an instrumented mouthguard (iMG). …”

Effectiveness of a Warm-up Program with Dynamic Stretching in Preventing Sports Injuries by Yuta Sudo, Kazuki Kubo, Toshihiko Shinohara, Kazumasa Nakagawa

“…RESULTS During the IP, the incidence of sports injuries during practice and the incidence of non-contact sports injuries were reduced, whereas flexibility, balance, and performance improved. …”
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Blood-Based Biomarkers in the Diagnosis of Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy: Research to Date and Future Directions by Michal J. Halicki, Karen Hind, Paul L. Chazot

“…Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE) is a neurodegenerative disease consistently associated with repetitive traumatic brain injuries (TBIs), which makes multiple professions, such as contact sports athletes and the military, especially susceptible to its onset. …”
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Patient recovery after Lisfranc injury by Cezar Mucileanu, Andrei Agapi, Marius Turnea, Mariana Rotariu, Iustina Condurache

“…Lisfranc joint injuries occur most frequently following road accidents, but also in military per-sonnel, athletes, horse riders, football players and contact sports participants. Lisfranc injuries occur as a result of direct (crushing the leg by a blunt object) or indirect (twisting the leg) forces acting on the forefoot. …”
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A deep learning-based approach to diagnose mild traumatic brain injury using audio classification by Conor Wall, Dylan Powell, Fraser Young, Aaron J. Zynda, Sam Stuart, Tracey Covassin, Alan Godfrey

“…Mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI or concussion) is receiving increased attention due to the incidence in contact sports and limitations with subjective (pen and paper) diagnostic approaches. …”
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Evaluating the Potential of an Oral-Based Bioguard to Estimate Heart Rate Using Photoplethysmography by Leonardo de Almeida e Bueno, Victoria C. Walls, Jeroen H. M. Bergmann

“…However, current technologies perform poorly in contact sports settings. This study aims to evaluate the best approach for heart rate tracking using photoplethysmography sensors embedded into an instrumented mouthguard (iMG). …”
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Pseudoxanthoma elasticum-associated angioid streaks near a scleral buckle by Karen E. Lee, Tobin B.T. Thuma, Mirataollah Salabati, Meera D. Sivalingam, Jose S Pulido, Kammi B. Gunton

“…Conclusions and importance: Bruch's membrane is known to be fragile in PXE, and patients are often counseled about the heightened risk of playing contact sports. This report raises the question of whether tension from a scleral buckle in the setting of a calcified and brittle BM may increase the likelihood of angioid streaks near the buckle site. …”
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No change in plasma tau and serum neurofilament light concentrations in adolescent athletes following sport-related concussion. by Colin Wallace, Henrik Zetterberg, Kaj Blennow, Paul van Donkelaar

“…Sport-related concussion (SRC), a mild form of traumatic brain injury (TBI), is a common injury in contact sports. Health care professionals rely on subjective criteria (e.g., symptoms), as there is no objective marker for identification of athletes with SRC. …”
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A deep learning-based approach to diagnose mild traumatic brain injury using audio classification. by Conor Wall, Dylan Powell, Fraser Young, Aaron J Zynda, Sam Stuart, Tracey Covassin, Alan Godfrey

“…Mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI or concussion) is receiving increased attention due to the incidence in contact sports and limitations with subjective (pen and paper) diagnostic approaches. …”
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A preliminary look at personality analysis as a coaching strategy / Wee Eng Hoe and Tan Chee Hian by Wee, Eng Hoe, Tan, Chee Hian

“…Specifically, the review will include behaviour characteristics of athletes, personality traits of athletes from individual and team sports, athletes’ personalities from different types of sports, personality and ability to learn motor skills, personality differences between contact and non-contact sports and personality differences with different body types. …”
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COllaborative Neuropathology NEtwork Characterizing ouTcomes of TBI (CONNECT-TBI) by Douglas H. Smith, Jean-Pierre Dollé, Kamar E. Ameen-Ali, Abigail Bretzin, Etty Cortes, John F. Crary, Kristen Dams-O’Connor, Ramon Diaz-Arrastia, Brian L. Edlow, Rebecca Folkerth, Lili-Naz Hazrati, Sidney R. Hinds, Diego Iacono, Victoria E. Johnson, C. Dirk Keene, Julia Kofler, Gabor G. Kovacs, Edward B. Lee, Geoffrey Manley, David Meaney, Thomas Montine, David O. Okonkwo, Daniel P. Perl, John Q. Trojanowski, Douglas J. Wiebe, Kristine Yaffe, Thomas McCabe, William Stewart

“…In recent years much of this activity has been directed towards reporting of chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) in former contact sports athletes and others exposed to repetitive head impacts. …”
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Dynamics of Executive Functions, Basic Psychological Needs, Impulsivity, and Depressive Symptoms in American Football Players by Yahel E. Rincón-Campos, Javier Sanchez-Lopez, Jeanette M. López-Walle, Xóchitl Ortiz-Jiménez

“…Some of the components of executive functions, such as inhibition of impulsive behavior and cognitive flexibility, are necessary for contact sports (e.g., American football) to carry out successful plays on the sports field. …”
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Comprehensive Rehabilitation After Reconstruction of the Anterior Cruciate Ligament by Dawid Besztak, Karina Szczypiór-Piasecka, Alicja Mińko, Krzysztof Antczak

“…Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury is a relatively common injury to the inner part of the knee joint, mainly related to contact sports. Its rupture leads to instability of the entire joint. …”
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Concussion in University Level Sport: Knowledge and Awareness of Athletes and Coaches by Ben Kirk, Jamie N. Pugh, Rosanna Cousins, Shaun M. Phillips

“…This suggests the current education on sport-related concussion needs to be expanded for the appropriate management of university-level contact sports.…”
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Understanding the Molecular Progression of Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy in Traumatic Brain Injury, Aging and Neurodegenerative Disease by FNU Ruchika, Siddharth Shah, Durga Neupane, Ruddra Vijay, Yusuf Mehkri, Brandon Lucke-Wold

“…CTE was first described in boxers and was later found to be associated with other contact sports and military combat. It is defined by a constellation of symptoms consisting of mood disorders, cognitive impairment, and memory loss with or without sensorimotor changes. …”
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Idiopathic musculoskeletal pain in Indian children–Prevalence and impact on daily routine by Ganesh Kumar, Amieleena Chhabra, Vivek Dewan, Tribhuvan Pal Yadav

“…A significant number of adolescents had history positive for contact sports (p = 0.001). Sleep disturbances were also reported to be higher in children with IMSP (29% vs. 5.7%, p = 0.001). …”
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