Key result
More than 10 boxing losses is linked to progressive brain injury on serial CT.
Why the study?
Does serial computed tomography identify progressive brain injury in professional boxers?
Observational (n=45)
Does serial computed tomography identify progressive brain injury in professional boxers?
p-value: p=<0.05
Serial CT scans in professional boxers can identify progressive brain injury, which is associated with a higher number of fight losses, suggesting a need for detailed evaluation in boxers with frequent losses.
May support closer surveillance in boxers with frequent losses; leaves open whether serial CT should guide management.
Forty‐five licensed professional boxers underwent serial computed tomography (CT). The average duration between the initial and last follow‐up scan was 31.3 months (range, 1 5–48 mo). Six (13%) had evidence of progressive brain injury between the first and last scan. Three boxers exhibited progressive atrophy and three developed a cavum septum pellucidum. Boxers with progressive CT changes tended to have had more fights (mean, 24.2) and more losses (mean, 7.3) than those without progressive changes (16.0 fights and 3. 7 losses) at the time of the last scan. Compared to boxers without progressive changes on CT, boxers with progressive changes had twice the frequency of losses and losses secondary to technical knockout or knockout during the time period between scans. Progressive changes on serial CT were associated with having more than ten losses (p < 0.05). These findings suggest that boxers with more than ten losses undergo a detailed evaluation.
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Jordan et al. (1992) conducted an observational in Progressive brain injury (n=45). More than ten boxing losses vs. Ten or fewer boxing losses was evaluated on Progressive changes on serial CT (p=<0.05). Having more than ten boxing losses was significantly associated with progressive brain injury on serial CT (p < 0.05).
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