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. 2023 Aug;19(3):311-321.
doi: 10.1177/15563316231165221. Epub 2023 Apr 29.

Common Spine Injuries in Football: Management and Operative Treatment

Paige M Miller  1 , Andrew Dossett  2
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Common Spine Injuries in Football: Management and Operative Treatment

Paige M Miller et al. HSS J. 2023 Aug.
No abstract available

Keywords: football injuries; return to sport; spinal injuries.

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Conflict of interest statement

The author(s) declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.

Figures

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Fig. 1.
Sagittal T2 MRI showing L4-L5 disk herniation. HNP herniation of the nucleus pulposus, MRI magnetic resonance imaging.
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Axial T2 MRI showing L4-L5 disk herniation. HNP herniation of the nucleus pulposus, MRI magnetic resonance imaging
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Plain radiograph showing chronic defect of pars.
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Fig. 4.
Magnetic resonance imaging STIR sequence showing edema in right L4 pars defect. STIR short T1 inversion recovery.
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Fig. 5.
L2 transverse process fracture.
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L3 transverse process fracture.
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Fig. 7.
L1 compression fracture on MRI with 5 to 7 mm of collapse. MRI magnetic resonance imaging
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Fig. 8.
Preoperative MRI showing left-sided HNP at the C5-C6 level. MRI magnetic resonance imaging, HNP herniation of the nucleus pulposus.
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Computed tomography scan 3.5 months postoperatively showing a solid fusion.
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Fig. 10.
Magnetic resonance imaging revealing severe left C3-C4 foraminal stenosis and facet hypertrophy.
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Magnetic resonance imaging following quadriparetic episode without evidence of spinal stenosis.
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Plain film depicting Klippel-Feil anomaly.
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Magnetic resonance imaging showing the congenital fusion with associated cervical spine stenosis.
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C7 transverse process fracture on coronal CT. CT computed tomography.
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Perched facet at C5-C6 on plain film.
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Perched facet at C5-C6 on computed tomography.
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Resolution of perched facet following anterior cervical discectomy and fusion of C5-C6.
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