McCuen Emily, Svaldi Diana, Breedlove Katherine, Kraz Nicole, Cummiskey Brian, Breedlove Evan L, Traver Jessica, Desmond Katherine F, Hannemann Robert E, Zanath Erica, Guerra Alexandra, Leverenz Larry, Talavage Thomas M, Nauman Eric A
Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, United States.
Department of Health and Kinesiology, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, United States.
J Biomech. 2015 Oct 15;48(13):3720-3. doi: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2015.08.003. Epub 2015 Aug 12.
Soccer is the source of the highest concussion rates among female athletes and is associated with neurological deficits at many levels of play. Despite its importance to our understanding of head trauma in female athletes, little is known about the number and magnitude of head impacts experienced by female soccer players. Head impacts experienced by high school and collegiate athletes were quantified using xPatch sensors (X2 Biosystems) affixed behind the right ear of each player. The average peak translational acceleration (PTA) sustained by players at the high school level was significantly lower than that of the collegiate players, but the average peak angular accelerations (PAA) were not significantly different. Given that the collegiate players took many more impacts throughout the season, their mean cumulative exposure to translational (cPTA) and angular accelerations (cPAA) were significantly higher than those of the high school players. Additional research is required to determine whether the differences in cumulative exposure are responsible for the elevated risk of concussion in collegiate soccer players or if there are additional risk factors.
足球是女运动员脑震荡发生率最高的运动项目，并且在多个比赛级别中都与神经功能缺损有关。尽管它对于我们理解女运动员头部创伤很重要，但对于女足运动员头部撞击的次数和强度却知之甚少。使用固定在每位运动员右耳后方的xPatch传感器（X2生物系统公司）对高中和大学运动员所经历的头部撞击进行了量化。高中水平运动员所承受的平均峰值平移加速度（PTA）显著低于大学运动员，但平均峰值角加速度（PAA）没有显著差异。鉴于大学运动员在整个赛季中受到的撞击更多，他们平移加速度（cPTA）和角加速度（cPAA）的平均累积暴露量显著高于高中运动员。需要进一步的研究来确定累积暴露量的差异是否是导致大学足球运动员脑震荡风险升高的原因，或者是否存在其他风险因素。
