Lumbar spondylolysis in pediatric and adolescent soccer players

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 33, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 1688-1693

  El Rassi, Georges ^a   Takemitsu, Masakazu ^a   Woratanarat, Patarawan ^a   Shah, Suken A ^a,b  

^a NEMOURS ALFRED I DUPONT HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

^b THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Lumbar spondylolysis; Nonoperative treatment; Soccer players; Stopping sports

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; BACKACHE; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DATA ANALYSIS; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FISHER EXACT TEST; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; LUMBAR SPINE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ORTHOSIS; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SKILL; SPONDYLOLYSIS; SPORT; STEINER MICHELIE CRITERION; SYMPTOM; VELOCITY;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; BACK PAIN; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; REST; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SOCCER; SPONDYLOLYSIS;

EID: 27544449418     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546505275645     Document Type: Article

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