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. 2005 Nov;28(11):1331-3.
doi: 10.3928/0147-7447-20051101-12.

Spondylolysis and spondylolisthesis in the athlete

R Carter Cassidy  1 , William O Shaffer, Darren L Johnson
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Spondylolysis and spondylolisthesis in the athlete

R Carter Cassidy et al. Orthopedics. 2005 Nov.

Abstract

Though athletes may be able to return to their sport after treatment of spondylolysis and spondylolisthesis, prevention of back injury in at-risk patient athletes should be the treating physician's primary goal.

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