Return to contact sports after spinal surgery.
Decisions regarding the return of injured athletes to contact sports after spinal surgery can be complicated. The authors offer a brief overview of the return-to-play guidelines used successfully at their institution for the past two decades when caring for professional and amateur athletes after spinal surgery.
Burnett
Mark G
MG
Division of Neurological Surgery, Barrow Neurological Institute, St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center, Phoenix, Arizona 85013, USA.
Sonntag
Volker K H
VK
D001265:Athletic Injuries / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D006801:Humans; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000293:injuries; D013124:Spinal Injuries / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D013904:Thoracic Vertebrae / Q000293:injuries