The biomechanics of concussion in unhelmeted football players in Australia: a case–control study

Andrew S. McIntosh, Declan A. Patton, Bertrand Fréchède, Paul-André Pierré, Edouard Ferry, Tobias Barthels

BMJ Open · 2014 · 121 citations · 43 references

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Abstract

As hypothesised by Holbourn over 70 years ago, angular acceleration plays an important role in the pathomechanics of concussion, which has major ramifications in terms of helmet design and other efforts to prevent and manage concussion.

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