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| DOI: | 10.1080/14763141003690245 |
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| Author(s): | Theobald, Peter;
Whitelegg, Liam;
Nokes, Leonard D. M.;
Jones, Michael D. |
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| Author Affiliation: | Trauma Biomechanics Research Group, Institute of Medical Engineering & Medical Physics, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK |
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| Title: | The predicted risk of head injury from fall-related impacts on to third-generation artificial turf and grass soccer surfaces: A comparative biomechanical analysis |
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| Source: | Sports Biomechanics. Vol. 9, No. 1, March 2010, p. 29-37. |
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| Publishing Information: | Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom: Edinburgh University Press on behalf of International Society of Biomechanics in Sports |
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| # of Pages: | 8 |
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| Related Web URL: | http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/14763141003690245
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| Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Athletic injuries; Health concerns; Natural versus artificial turf; Risk assessment; Soccer fields; Sports turf safety
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| Abstract/Contents: | "The risk of soccer players sustaining mild traumatic brain injury (MTBI) following head impact with a playing surface is unclear. This study investigates MTBI by performing headform impact tests from varying heights onto a range of third-generation artificial turf surfaces. Each turf was prepared as per manufacturers specifications within a laboratory, before being tested immediately following installation and then again after a bedding-in period. Each turf was tested dry and when wetted to saturation. Data from the laboratory tests were compared to an in situ third-generation surface and a professional grass surface. The surface performance threshold was set at a head impact criterion (HIC) = 400, which equates to a 10% risk of the head impact causing MTBI. All six third-generation surfaces had a >10% risk of MTBI from a fall >0.77 m; the inferior surfaces required a fall from just 0.46 m to have a 10% MTBI risk. Wetting the artificial turf did not produce a statistically significant improvement (P > 0.01). The in situ third-generation playing surface produced HIC values within the range of bedded-in experimental values. However, the natural turf pitch was the superior performer - necessitating fall heights exceeding those achievable during games to achieve HIC = 400." |
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| Language: | English |
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| References: | Unknown |
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| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
Theobald, P., L. Whitelegg, L. D. M. Nokes, and M. D. Jones. 2010. The predicted risk of head injury from fall-related impacts on to third-generation artificial turf and grass soccer surfaces: A comparative biomechanical analysis. Sports Biomech. 9(1):p. 29-37. |
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