Do Mandatory Face Shields Reduce the Number of Craniomaxillofacial Injuries in the National Hockey League?
| Autor: | Michael J. Cimba, Jeremy T. Heinle, Brandon Labe, Matthew J. Rose, Brian P. Ford, Kevin C. Lee, Cody Dazen |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Face shield
medicine.medical_specialty business.product_category business.industry Cross-sectional study Incidence (epidemiology) Incidence 030206 dentistry League 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Cross-Sectional Studies Otorhinolaryngology Hockey 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis Athletic Injuries Physical therapy Medicine Humans Surgery Oral Surgery business human activities Facial Injuries |
| Zdroj: | Journal of oral and maxillofacial surgery : official journal of the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons. 79(6) |
| ISSN: | 1531-5053 |
| Popis: | The purpose of this study was to analyze the effectiveness of the National Hockey League's (NHL) mandatory visor policy on the number and type of craniomaxillofacial (CMF) injuries.A cross-sectional study was designed using the 2 databases: the NHL Injury Viz and the Pro Sports Transactions. CMF injuries and player characteristics from the NHL's 2009-2010 through the 2016-2017 seasons were obtained. The study outcomes of games missed and number of injuries were compared before and after the implementation of the league rule.A total of 149 CMF injuries were included in the final sample. Following the mandatory visor rule, there were significant decreases in the total number of CMF injuries per season (14.3 vs 30.7, P = .01) and the number of upper face injuries per season (7.0 vs 16.7, P = .04). Although there was no difference in the ratio of upper facial injuries before and after the rule change, players who wore a face shield did have a lower proportion of upper face injuries among all CMF injuries sustained (42.9 vs 64.6%, P .01). Ultimately, neither face shield use (P = .49) nor implementing a mandatory face shield rule (P = .62) changed the number of games missed when injury did occur.Upper facial injuries were observed to be less common among players wearing face shields. After the NHL mandated face shields, there were significant decreases in the mean number of CMF and upper facial injuries per season. Face shields did not appear to influence the severity or downtime from injury that were sustained. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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