Concussion Is Associated With Increased Odds of Acute Lower-Extremity Musculoskeletal Injury Among National Basketball Association Players

• Main Authors: Toufic R. Jildeh, M.D (Author), Fabien Meta, M.D (Author), Jacob Young, B.S (Author), Brendan Page, B.S (Author), Benedict Nwachukwu, M.D., M.B.A (Author), Robert W. Westermann, M.D (Author), Kelechi R. Okoroha, M.D (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2021-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Purpose: To determine the odds of sustaining an acute lower-extremity (LE) musculoskeletal injury during the 90-day period after return-to-play (RTP) from concussion in National Basketball Association (NBA) athletes. Methods: Concussion data for NBA players were collected from the 1999-2000 to 2017-...