Keeping Refs Safe on the Ice
Study published in USA Hockey Magazine
January 23, 2023
While there's no lack of information on player injuries, Dr. Charles A. Popkin and colleagues discovered a lack of published literature examining injuries to the officials. Undaunted, the physicians conducted a study through the Columbia University Center for Shoulder, Elbow and Sports Medicine examining injuries reported by officials of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) . Now, in the latest edition of USA Hockey Magazine, Dr. Popkin reports on the study originally published in The Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine.
In addition, Dr. Popkin has a new, regular column in USA Hockey Magazine. "Ask Dr. Hockey" launched in the January/February 2023 edition of the magazine.
