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Question: Among high school football players, which on-field signs and symptoms are predictive of protracted (>21 days) versus rapid (≤7 days) recovery after a sports-related concussion?
Question type: Prognosis
Study design: Prospective cohort
Researchers from the University of Pittsburgh sought to determine which on-field signs and symptoms are predictive of protracted (>21 days) versus rapid (≤7 days) recovery after a sport-related concussion in high school football players. Participants included 176 male high school football players (mean age 16.02±1.22 years) from the state of Pennsylvania who were diagnosed with a sport-related concussion by a trained sports medicine professional (ie, certified athletic trainer, team physician) during the preseason or regular season between 2002 …
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