News Finding: The authors report that 57 of 128 patients (44.5 percent) had at least one abnormal bleeding pattern during the study, with no difference between the injury groups.
Paper Finding: Fiftyseven of 128 patients (44.5%) had at least 1 abnormal bleeding pattern during the study period, with no difference between injury groups.
News Context: Survey responses resulted in 487 menstrual patterns in 128 patients (average age about 16). The authors report that 57 of 128 patients (44.5 percent) had at least one abnormal bleeding pattern during the study, with no difference between the injury groups. Among the 68 patients with concussion, 16 (23.5 percent) experienced two or more abnormal menstrual patterns during the study compared with 3 of the 60 patients (5 percent) with a nonhead orthopedic injury, according to the results.
Paper Context: Patients reported 2 to 6 bleeding patterns after injury. Fiftyseven of 128 patients (44.5%) had at least 1 abnormal bleeding pattern during the study period, with no difference between injury groups. Of the 68 patients who had a concussion, 16 (23.5%) experienced 2 or more abnormal bleeding patterns during the study period compared with 3 of 60 patients (5%) who had orthopedic injuries.