To the Editor: I read with interest the recent article on concussion in Australian football by Gilbert and Partridge,1 and although it is well written, and I agree with virtually all that was said, there is a significant glaring error. In discussing the guidelines on return to play after concussion, they give the impression that the National Rugby League (NRL) is somehow lagging behind the rest of the world.
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- 1. Gilbert F, Partridge BJ. The need to tackle concussion in Australian football codes. Med J Aust 2012; 196: 561-563. <MJA full text>
- 2. McCrory P, Meeuwisse W, Johnston K, et al. Consensus statement on concussion in sport: the 3rd international conference on concussion in sport held in Zurich, November 2008. Br J Sports Med 2009; 43 Suppl 1: i76-i90.
- 3. NRL Operations Manual 2012. http://www.abc.net.au/4corners/documents/concussion2012/NRL_Operations_Manual_2012.pdf (accessed Jul 2012).
- 4. Collie A, Maruff P, Makdissi M, et al. CogSport: reliability and correlation with conventional cognitive tests used in postconcussion medical evaluations. Clin J Sport Med 2003;13: 28-32.
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