The prevalence of congenital cervical spinal stenosis in 262 college and high school football players.
Pavlov's ratio is a commonly utilized method for evaluating athletes for cervical stenosis. We evaluated the lateral cervical spine film and determined Pavlov's ratio for 262 college and high school football players. Twenty (7.6%) of these athletes had radiographic evidence of congenital cervical stenosis according to this method. The condition may be more common than expected.
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Louisville School of Medicine, KY 40292.
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005538:Football; D006801:Humans; D007629:Kentucky; D008297:Male; D009333:Neck; D015995:Prevalence; D012574:Schools; D013130:Spinal Stenosis / Q000151:congenital / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D014495:Universities