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Patients presenting to an outpatient sport medicine clinic with concussion

Retrospective observational analysis

Jérôme Ouellet, Leslie Boisvert and Lisa Fischer
Canadian Family Physician June 2016; 62 (6) e340-e345;

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  • Table 1.

    Demographic characteristics of patients

    CHARACTERISTICVALUE
    Age
      • Mean, y17.6
      • < 18 y, %70.9
      • ≥ 18 y, %29.1
    Sex
      • Male, %58.8
      • Female, %41.2
  • Table 2.

    Return-to-play outcomes in relation to medical follow-up duration

    RTP OUTCOMESFOLLOW-UP DURATION
    < 4 WK4–8 WK8–12 WK> 12 WK
    Cleared for contact or collision, %56.862.366.762.5
    Not cleared for contact or collision, %23.720.833.317.5
    Lost to follow-up,* %19.517.00.020.0

    • RTP—return to play.

    • ↵* Patients who missed follow-up appointments after being assessed for a concussion.

  • Table 3.

    Return-to-play differences between sexes: P = .07.

    RTP TIMINGMALE PATIENTS, %FEMALE PATIENTS, %
    < 2 wk48.834.2
    2–4 wk15.123.9
    4–8 wk16.921.4
    > 8 wk19.320.5

    • RTP—return to play.

  • Table 4.

    Return-to-play outcomes, by sex: P = .62.

    RTP OUTCOMESMALE PATIENTS, %FEMALE PATIENTS, %
    Cleared for contact or collision61.356.1
    Not cleared for contact or collision22.722.8
    Lost to follow-up*16.021.1

    • RTP—return to play.

    • ↵* Patients who missed follow-up appointments after being assessed for a concussion.

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