@article{ref1,
title="Return to play after cervical spine injury in sports",
journal="Current sports medicine reports",
year="2013",
author="Cantu, Robert C. and Li, Yan Michael and Abdulhamid, Mohamed and Chin, Lawrence S.",
volume="12",
number="1",
pages="14-17",
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.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1537-890X",
doi="10.1249/JSR.0b013e31827dc1fb",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1249/JSR.0b013e31827dc1fb"
}