Association Between a History of Contact Sport Participation and Higher Lifetime Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Burden Among Military Servicemembers and Veterans: A Long-term Impact of Military-relevant Brain Injury Consortium–Chronic Effects of Neurotrauma Consortium Prospective Longitudinal Study (LIMBIC-PLS)

Kelly C. Cheever, Rocio N. Norman, Samuel R. Walton, Clara E. Dismuke-Greer, William C. Walker, Monica Lawson, Alicia A. Swan, Guo Wei, Angela Presson, Huong Nguyen, Emre Umucu, Mary Jo Pugh

Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine

Published online on June 01, 2026

Abstract

Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine, Volume 14, Issue 6, June 2026.
Background:Both years of contact sport participation and years of military service are positively related to risk of sustaining multiple mild traumatic brain injuries (mTBIs). Little is known about the additive risk of mTBI exposure by combining ...