Quantifying Youth Football Helmet Performance: Assessing Linear and Rotational Head Acceleration.
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| Title: | Quantifying Youth Football Helmet Performance: Assessing Linear and Rotational Head Acceleration. |
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| Authors: | Campolettano, Eamon T.1 (AUTHOR) eamonc@vt.edu, Gellner, Ryan A.1 (AUTHOR), Sproule, David W.1 (AUTHOR), Begonia, Mark T.1 (AUTHOR), Rowson, Steven1 (AUTHOR) |
| Source: | Annals of Biomedical Engineering. Jun2020, Vol. 48 Issue 6, p1640-1650. 11p. 1 Black and White Photograph, 3 Charts, 3 Graphs. |
| Subjects: | Football helmets, Sports injuries, Rotational grazing, Linear acceleration, Risk assessment, Head injuries |
| Abstract: | Youth football helmet testing standards have served to largely eliminate catastrophic head injury from the sport. These standards, though, do not presently consider concussion and do not offer consumers the capacity to differentiate the impact performance of youth football helmets. This study adapted the previously developed Summation of Tests for the Analysis of Risk (STAR) equation for youth football helmet assessment. This adaptation made use of a youth-specific testing surrogate, on-field data collected from youth football players, and a concussion risk function developed for youth athletes. Each helmet is subjected to 48 laboratory impacts across 12 impact conditions. Peak linear head acceleration and peak rotational head acceleration values from each laboratory impact are aggregated into a single STAR value that combines player exposure and risk of concussion. This single value can provide consumers with valuable information regarding the relative performance of youth football helmets. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| Abstract: | Youth football helmet testing standards have served to largely eliminate catastrophic head injury from the sport. These standards, though, do not presently consider concussion and do not offer consumers the capacity to differentiate the impact performance of youth football helmets. This study adapted the previously developed Summation of Tests for the Analysis of Risk (STAR) equation for youth football helmet assessment. This adaptation made use of a youth-specific testing surrogate, on-field data collected from youth football players, and a concussion risk function developed for youth athletes. Each helmet is subjected to 48 laboratory impacts across 12 impact conditions. Peak linear head acceleration and peak rotational head acceleration values from each laboratory impact are aggregated into a single STAR value that combines player exposure and risk of concussion. This single value can provide consumers with valuable information regarding the relative performance of youth football helmets. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| ISSN: | 00906964 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s10439-020-02505-0 |
