Long-term functional and anatomical follow-up of early detected spondylolysis in young athletes

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 928-933

  Miller, Stephen F ^a,c   Congeni, Joseph ^a,b   Swanson, Kenneth ^b  

^a AKRON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NORTHEAST OHIO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Computed tomography (CT) scan; Functional outcome; Spondylolysis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEALING; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISKECTOMY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SPINE FUSION; SPONDYLOLYSIS; VOLUNTEER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BRACES; CHILD; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; SPONDYLOLYSIS; SPORTS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 2442671762     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546503262194     Document Type: Article

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