Browsing by Author "Urban, Jillian E."

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    Development of a Concussion Risk Function for a Youth Population Using Head Linear and Rotational Acceleration
    Campolettano, Eamon T.; Gellner, Ryan A.; Smith, Eric P.; Bellamkonda, Srinidhi; Tierney, Casey T.; Crisco, Joseph J.; Jones, Derek A.; Kelley, Mireille E.; Urban, Jillian E.; Stitzel, Joel D.; Genemaras, Amaris; Beckwith, Jonathan G.; Greenwald, Richard M.; Maerlender, Arthur C.; Brolinson, Per Gunnar; Duma, Stefan M.; Rowson, Steven (Springer, 2019-10-28)
    Physical differences between youth and adults, which include incomplete myelination, limited neck muscle development, and a higher head-body ratio in the youth population, likely contribute towards the increased susceptibility of youth to concussion. Previous research efforts have considered the biomechanics of concussion for adult populations, but these known age-related differences highlight the necessity of quantifying the risk of concussion for a youth population. This study adapted the previously developed Generalized Acceleration Model for Brian Injury Threshold (GAMBIT) that combines linear and rotational head acceleration to model the risk of concussion for a youth population with the Generalized Acceleration Model for Concussion in Youth (GAM-CY). Survival analysis was used in conjunction with head impact data collected during participation in youth football to model risk between individuals who sustained medically-diagnosed concussions (n = 15). Receiver operator characteristic curves were generated for peak linear acceleration, peak rotational acceleration, and GAM-CY, all of which were observed to be better injury predictors than random guessing. GAM-CY was associated with an area under the curve of 0.89 (95% confidence interval: 0.82–0.95) when all head impacts experienced by the concussed players were considered. Concussion tolerance was observed to be lower for youth athletes, with average peak linear head acceleration of 62.4 ± 29.7 g compared to 102.5 ± 32.7 g for adults and average peak rotational head acceleration of 2609 ± 1591 rad/s2 compared to 4412 ± 2326 rad/s2. These data provide further evidence of age-related differences in concussion tolerance and may be used for the development of youth-specific protective designs.
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    Head Impact Exposure in Youth and Collegiate American Football
    Choi, Grace B.; Smith, Eric P.; Duma, Stefan M.; Rowson, Steven; Campolettano, Eamon; Kelley, Mireille E.; Jones, Derek A.; Stitzel, Joel D.; Urban, Jillian E.; Genemaras, Amaris; Beckwith, Jonathan G.; Greenwald, Richard M.; Maerlender, Arthur; Crisco, Joseph J. (Springer, 2022-05-04)
    The relationship between head impact and subsequent brain injury for American football players is not well-defined, especially for youth. The objective of this study is to quantify and assess Head Impact Exposure (HIE) metrics among youth and collegiate football players. This multi-season study enrolled 639 unique athletes (354 collegiate; 285 youth, ages 9–14), recording 476,209 head impacts (367,337 collegiate; 108,872 youth) over 971 sessions (480 collegiate; 491 youth). Youth players experienced 43 and 65% fewer impacts per competition and practice, respectively, and lower impact magnitudes compared to collegiate players (95th percentile peak linear acceleration (PLA, g) competition: 45.6 vs 61.9; 95th percentile PLA practice: 42.6 vs 58.8; 95th percentile peak rotational acceleration (PRA, rad·s−2) competition: 2262 vs 4422; 95th percentile PRA practice: 2081 vs 4052; 95th percentile HITsp competition: 25.4 vs 32.8; 95th percentile HITsp practice: 23.9 vs 30.2). Impacts during competition were more frequent and of greater magnitude than during practice at both levels. Quantified comparisons of head impact frequency and magnitude between youth and collegiate athletes reveal HIE differences as a function of age, and expanded insight better informs the development of age-appropriate guidelines for helmet design, prevention measures, standardized testing, brain injury diagnosis, and recovery management.