Citation

Paulus S, Kennedy DJ. Phys. Med. Rehabil. Clin. N. Am. 2014; 25(4): 723-733.

Affiliation

Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Stanford University, 450 Broadway Street, Redwood City, CA 94063, USA. Electronic address: djkenned@stanford.edu.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2014, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.pmr.2014.06.005

PMID

25442156

Abstract

Injuries to the cervical spine during sports are relatively common, depending on the specific sport. Given the adjacent neurovascular structures, any injury to the cervical spine must be evaluated with caution to assess its severity. With proper management, most injuries resolve quickly and allow for rapid return to play (RTP). The purpose of this article is to synthesize the current literature on the most common cervical spine injuries in athletes, including injury prevalence, mechanisms of injury, and RTP decision-making processes.

Language: en