Citation

Carek PJ, Mainous AG. J. Fam. Pract. 2003; 52(2): 127-134.

Affiliation

Department of Family Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston 29406, USA. carekpj@musc.edu

Copyright

(Copyright © 2003, Dowden Health Media)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

12585990

Abstract

A complete medical history, preferably from the student and a parent, will reveal approximately 75% of problems affecting initial athletic participation. For asymptomatic athletes with no previous injuries, a 90-second screening musculoskeletal test will detect 90% of significant musculoskeletal injuries. A routine screening need not include noninvasive cardiac testing or laboratory tests such as urinalysis, blood count, chemistry profile, lipid profile, ferritin level, or spirometry.

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