@article{ref1,
title="Football (soccer)-related spinal cord injury-reported cases from 1976 to 2020",
journal="Spinal cord series and cases",
year="2020",
author="Poudel, Manoj K. and Sherman, Andrew L.",
volume="6",
number="1",
pages="e106-e106",
abstract="STUDY DESIGN: An analysis of reported cases. <br><br>OBJECTIVES: To analyze the existing  data on soccer (international football)-related spinal cord injury (SCI). SETTING:  Cases of soccer (international football)-related SCI that were reported globally. <br><br>METHODS: PubMed/MEDLINE, EMBASE, and online news publication databases were  searched. <br><br>RESULTS: Fourteen cases of football-related SCI that occurred between 1976  and 2020 were found. Average age at the time of injury was 19 and 86% of individuals  were males. Eight of 14 individuals had vertebral fracture/dislocation, whereas two  individuals had concomitant traumatic brain injury. Neurologically, 54% had  tetraplegia, 39% had paraplegia, and 8% each suffered from hemiplegia and sensory  deficit. Two cases could regain ability to walk with orthosis and four had full  mobility with &quot;Return to Play&quot; (RTP). The mortality was 14%. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Younger  males were most commonly affected. The most common etiology, vertebral level of  injury, and neurological manifestation was fall, cervical spine, and tetraplegia  respectively. More than 50% of the individuals with football-related SCI were able  to walk or RTP after rehabilitation. Further studies are required to establish  universal RTP criteria and formulate preventive measures.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="2058-6124",
doi="10.1038/s41394-020-00360-8",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41394-020-00360-8"
}