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Citation |
Cantu RC, Li YM, Abdulhamid M, Chin LS. Curr. Sports Med. Rep. 2013; 12(1): 14-17. |
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Affiliation |
Departments of Neurosurgery and Sports Medicine, Emerson Hospital, Concord, MA; and Department of Neurosurgery, State University of New York Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY. |
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Copyright |
(Copyright © 2013, Lippincott Williams and Wilkins) |
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23314078 |
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Abstract |
Spinal cord injuries (SCIs) resulting from sports now represent 8.9% of the total causes of SCI. Regardless of cause, there are bound to be return-to-play decisions to be made for athletes. Since catastrophic cervical spine injuries are among the most devastating injuries in all of sports, returning from a cervical spine injury is one of the most difficult decisions in sports medicine. Axial loading is the primary mechanism for catastrophic cervical spine injuries. Axial loading occurs as a result of intentional or unintentional head-down contact and spearing. Most would agree that the athlete returning to a contact or collision sport after a cervical spine injury must be asymptomatic, have full strength, and have full active range of motion; however, each situation is unique. The following review discusses the pathophysiology of these conditions and suggests guidelines for return to contact sports after traumatic cervical SCI. Language: en |