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Cervical Spine Injuries in Athletes: Current Return-to-Play Criteria

2001; Slack Incorporated (United States); Volume: 24; Issue: 7 Linguagem: Inglês

10.3928/0147-7447-20010701-29

1938-2367

Alexander R. Vaccaro, Beth Watkins, Todd J. Albert, William L. Pfaff, Gregg R. Klein, Jeff S. Silber,

Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology

ReviewCervical Spine Injuries in Athletes: Current Return-to-Play Criteria Alexander R Vaccaro, MD, , , MD Bob Watkins, MD, , , MD Todd J Albert, William L Pfaff, BS, , , BS Gregg R Klein, MD, , and , MD Jeff S Silber, MD, , MD Alexander R Vaccaro, MD , Bob Watkins, MD , Todd J Albert , William L Pfaff, BS , Gregg R Klein, MD , and Jeff S Silber, MD Orthopedics, 2013;24(7):699–703Published Online:January 23, 2021https://doi.org/10.3928/0147-7447-20010701-29Cited by:42PDFView Full Text ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack Citations ShareShare onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail SectionsMore1. Maroon JC, Bailes JE. Athletes with cervical spine injury. Spine. 1996; 21:2294-2299. Google Scholar2. Clarke KS. Epidemiology of athletic neck injury. Clin Sports Med. 1998; 17:83-97. Google Scholar3. Cantu RC. Stingers, transient quadriplegia, and cervical spinal stenosis: return to play criteria. Med Sci Sports Exerc. 1997; 29:S233S235. Google Scholar4. 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