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Craniofacial and Traumatic Brain Injuries in Mixed Martial Arts by Fares, Mohamad Y.; Salhab, Hamza A.; Fares, Jawad; Khachfe, Hussein H.; Fares, Youssef; Baydoun, Hasan; Abboud, Joseph A.; Alaaeddine, Nada is a Medicine article available to read on EtoBox.

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: Mixed-Martial-Arts (MMA) has witnessed a rapid growth over the recent years. This study aims to explore the patterns and trends of head injuries in MMA.: Descriptive epidemiological study.: Ringside physician reports of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) fights between 2016 and 2019 (inclusive) were screened. Data were extracted from the Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC) database. Play-by-play video analysis was also conducted.: UFC fighters involved in fights sanctioned by the NSAC, between 2016 and the end of 2019 (N = 816).: Sex, location of head injury, type of head injury, injury mechanism, number of significant head strikes, type of finish, and weight division.: Head injury rates were calculated. A one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) was used to explore any statistically significant differences between injury rates of different locations, types, and types of finishes. An independent t-test was used to determine whether any significant differences existed between the two sexes, and a Joinpoint regression analysis was used to determine the statistical significance of the trends of head injury rates across different weight divisions. P-values <0.05 were considered

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Author

Fares, Mohamad Y.; Salhab, Hamza A.; Fares, Jawad; Khachfe, Hussein H.; Fares, Youssef; Baydoun, Hasan; Abboud, Joseph A.; Alaaeddine, Nada

Publisher

Vendome Group LLC; Informa UK (Taylor & Francis); Taylor & Francis; Informa UK Limited (ISSN 0091-3847)

Published

2020

Language

EN

Field

Medicine (Health Sciences)