Studio della cinematica di traumi al cervello riscontrabili durante incontri professionistici di boxe. Kinematic evaluation of traumatic brain injuries in boxing

Motion tracking, based only on analysis of video broadcasted by television, is evaluated as a method to assess the kinematics of a mild traumatic brain injury during a professional boxing match. A database composed of 25 knockouts and 10 other major hits was selected and analysed using a proper motion tracking software. Magnitudes like translational and rotational velocities and acceleretions of the hand of the boxer throwing the punch and the head of the opponent were taken into consideration and compared with values found in previous studies about sports-related concussions to get an evaluation of the effectiveness of the method. Data obtained from knockouts recorded at 90 fps were comparable with the ones found in literature