Controversies in the Management of Cervical Spine Conditions in Elite Athletes.
review · Level V
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- Also identified by DOI 10.3928/01477447-20190624-05.
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Abstract
Cervical spine injuries in elite athletes can have detrimental consequences, which makes return to play for professional athletes after cervical spine injury controversial. Although most athletes can return to sport under some circumstances, such as single-level anterior cervical diskectomy and fusion for cervical disk herniation, return to play after cervical disk arthroplasty and multilevel fusion for cervical disk herniation remains controversial. Allowing athletes to return to play after a finding of cervical stenosis and in the incidence of pseudarthrosis remains unclear. This review provides a systematic framework to guide return-to-play decision-making in common cervical conditions in elite athletes. [Orthopedics. 2019; 42(4):e370-e375.].
Medical subject headings
- Athletes
- Athletic Injuries
- Cervical Vertebrae
- Intervertebral Disc Degeneration
- Intervertebral Disc Displacement
- Recovery of Function
- Return to Sport
- Spinal Injuries
Anatomy
- cervical spine