Return to contact sports after spinal surgery

Mark G Burnett¹, Volker K H Sonntag

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PMID: 17112195
DOI: 10.3171/foc.2006.21.4.6

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Return to contact sports after spinal surgery

Mark G Burnett et al. Neurosurg Focus. 2006.

. 2006 Oct 15;21(4):E5.

doi: 10.3171/foc.2006.21.4.6.

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Mark G Burnett¹, Volker K H Sonntag

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¹ Division of Neurological Surgery, Barrow Neurological Institute, St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center, Phoenix, Arizona 85013, USA.

PMID: 17112195
DOI: 10.3171/foc.2006.21.4.6

Abstract

Decisions regarding the return of injured athletes to contact sports after spinal surgery can be complicated. The authors offer a brief overview of the return-to-play guidelines used successfully at their institution for the past two decades when caring for professional and amateur athletes after spinal surgery.

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