title: Spinal injury in sport.
abstract: Spinal injuries are very common among professional or amateur athletes. Spinal sport lesions can be classified in overuse and acute injuries. Overuse injuries can be found after years of repetitive spinal load during sport activity; however specific overuse injuries can also be found in adolescents. Acute traumas are common in contact sports. Most of the acute injuries are minor and self-healing, but severe and catastrophic events are possible. The aim of this article is to review the wide spectrum of spinal injuries related to sport activity, with special regard to imaging finding.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University of L'Aquila, S. Salvatore Hospital, Via Vetoio, Coppito, 67100 L'Aquila, Italy. antonio.barile@cc.univaq.it
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Barile
authors.forename: Nicola
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Limbucci
authors.forename: Alessandra
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Splendiani
authors.forename: Massimo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gallucci
authors.forename: Carlo
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Masciocchi
mesh_terms: D001265:Athletic Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012090:Cumulative Trauma Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging; D006801:Humans; D013124:Spinal Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis*