Manisha R Chand1, Sumit Kanwar1, Cecilia Calvo1, Evan Peck1,2. 1. Levitetz Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Florida, Weston, Florida; and. 2. Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, Florida.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To determine whether concussed female athletes with a previous history of concussion have longer postconcussive recovery than that of male counterparts. DESIGN: Retrospective cohort study. SETTING: Outpatient sports medicine clinic in an academic practice. PARTICIPANTS: Male and female youth, high school, and collegiate athletes (n = 431; ages = 10-21 years) who sustained a sport-related concussion (SRC). INTERVENTIONS: The clinical courses of young athletes treated for concussion by 1 provider at an outpatient sports medicine clinic were retrospectively reviewed. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Recovery time was compared after an SRC with relationship to sex and previous concussion history. RESULTS: When comparing male and female athletes with a previous history of concussion, there were no differences found (P = 0.820) in SRC recovery time. Regardless of previous concussion history, males recovered faster from an SRC compared with their female counterparts (P = 0.0002). Without regard to sex, those with no previous history of concussion recovered faster than those with a previous concussion history, although the difference was not statistically significant (P = 0.668). Athletes with a previous history of concussion were more likely to require neuropsychology referral than those with no previous concussion history (P = 0.021), and females, without regard to concussion history, were more likely to require neuropsychology referral than males (P = 0.001). CONCLUSIONS: A previous concussion history does not appear to significantly influence postconcussive recovery time in young athletes, although it does increase the probability of neuropsychological referral. Without regard to a previous concussion history, young female athletes recover slower than males from concussion and are also more likely to require neuropsychological referral.
OBJECTIVE: To determine whether concussed female athletes with a previous history of concussion have longer postconcussive recovery than that of male counterparts. DESIGN: Retrospective cohort study. SETTING:Outpatient sports medicine clinic in an academic practice. PARTICIPANTS: Male and female youth, high school, and collegiate athletes (n = 431; ages = 10-21 years) who sustained a sport-related concussion (SRC). INTERVENTIONS: The clinical courses of young athletes treated for concussion by 1 provider at an outpatient sports medicine clinic were retrospectively reviewed. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Recovery time was compared after an SRC with relationship to sex and previous concussion history. RESULTS: When comparing male and female athletes with a previous history of concussion, there were no differences found (P = 0.820) in SRC recovery time. Regardless of previous concussion history, males recovered faster from an SRC compared with their female counterparts (P = 0.0002). Without regard to sex, those with no previous history of concussion recovered faster than those with a previous concussion history, although the difference was not statistically significant (P = 0.668). Athletes with a previous history of concussion were more likely to require neuropsychology referral than those with no previous concussion history (P = 0.021), and females, without regard to concussion history, were more likely to require neuropsychology referral than males (P = 0.001). CONCLUSIONS: A previous concussion history does not appear to significantly influence postconcussive recovery time in young athletes, although it does increase the probability of neuropsychological referral. Without regard to a previous concussion history, young female athletes recover slower than males from concussion and are also more likely to require neuropsychological referral.
Authors: Patricia R Roby; Kristina B Metzger; Eileen P Storey; Christina L Master; Kristy B Arbogast Journal: J Sci Med Sport Date: 2022-06-21 Impact factor: 4.597