More Young Basketball Players Sustain Brain Injuries

The number of traumatic brain injuries among basketball players under the age of 20 skyrocketed between 1997 and 2007, according to a new study published Monday in the journal Pediatrics. Researchers also noted that the total number of basketball-related injuries to participants between 5 and 19 decreased by 21 percent over the same 11-year period, to about 4.1 million.

The proportion of basketball injuries that were traumatic brain injuries was 2.6 percent, but that figure nearly doubled among boys and tripled among girls over time, according to the study's senior author Laura B. McKenzie of Nationwide Children's Hospital in Columbus, Ohio. "To address the problem of traumatic brain injuries and manage them effectively, education of coaches, athletes, and parents is vital," McKenzie told concussion." The use of age-appropriate basketballs may decrease rates of concussion (as well as finger-related injuries) among younger players, she added.

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