Lumbar transverse process fractures in professional football players.
case_series · Level IV
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Abstract
In the general population, fractures of the transverse processes of lumbar vertebrae occur in cases of high-energy blunt trauma, often in motor vehicle accidents. Football players may incur the same fractures, but the circumstances and outcomes are different in this specific subgroup. A review of 29 cases among National Football League players reveals that associated visceral injuries are rare, and the time lost from sports is only an average of 3.5 weeks.
Medical subject headings
- Football
- Lumbar Vertebrae
- Spinal Fractures
Anatomy
- lumbar spine