Management guidelines for participation in collision activities with congenital, developmental, or postinjury lesions involving the cervical spine

Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 273-291

  Torg, Joseph S ^a,c   Ramsey Emrhein, Julie A ^b  

^a DREXEL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b DICKINSON COLLEGE   (United States)

^c Joe Torg Center for Sports Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Cervical spine; Collision activities; Congenital lesions; Developmental lesions; Management guidelines; Postinjury lesions

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATLANTOOCCIPITAL JOINT; CERVICAL SPINE; DECISION MAKING; HEAD AND NECK INJURY; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; KLIPPEL FEIL SYNDROME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ODONTOID PROCESS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTER; REVIEW; SPINA BIFIDA; SPINE FUSION; SPINE INJURY; SPORT;

EID: 0030778259     PISSN: 1050642X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00042752-199710000-00005     Document Type: Review

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