Spinal Conditions in the Athlete: A Clinical Guide to Evaluation, Management and Controversies

Description

This concise, user-friendly guide brings together the strongest available evidence with expert recommendations to provide insight into the management of injuries to the athlete’s spine, including controversies unique to this area. Divided into three thematic sections, this information will prove invaluable, as many of the real-world questions surrounding care do not have distinct and obvious answers. Considerations for team physician management comprises part I, including on-field assessment of spine injuries and concussion, rehabilitation and return to play, and complications and post-concussion sequelae. The second and third sections discuss injuries to the cervical spine and the thoracolumbar spine, respectively, describing injury evaluation, management, and outcomes in the elite athlete. Spine conditions have been studied extensively in the general population; however, applying this data to the elite athlete is controversial. Numerous external variables make performance of well-designed clinical trials challenging in this population, and consequently evidence-based recommendations are lacking for the athlete’s spine. Practical and engaging, Spinal Conditions in the Athlete will be an excellent resource for sports medicine specialists, orthopedic and neurosurgeons, and any clinician treating the active patient. Front Matter ....Pages i-xiv Front Matter ....Pages 1-1 On-Field Assessment and Management of Spine Injuries (Shawn Sahota, Bryan Kelly)....Pages 3-15 Considerations for Spinal Cord Injury in the Athlete (Joseph E. Molenda, Brian T. David, Richard G. Fessler)....Pages 17-24 Rehabilitation of the Athlete’s Spine (Robert Watkins IV, Michael Kordecki)....Pages 25-35 Diagnosis and On-Field Management of Sports-Related Concussion (Lucas T. Buchler, Martin Boublik)....Pages 37-57 Return to Play After Sports Concussion (Steven R. Dayton, Hayden P. Baker, Ujash Sheth, Michael A. Terry, Vehniah K. Tjong)....Pages 59-79 Persistent Post-concussion Symptoms and Long-Term Sequelae (Jacqueline Turner, Cynthia R. LaBella)....Pages 81-88 Front Matter ....Pages 89-89 Evaluation of Athletes with Neck or Arm Pain (Michael H. McCarthy, Joseph A. Weiner, Todd J. Albert)....Pages 91-107 Transient Brachial Plexopathy (Stingers/Burners) (James B. Carr II, Joshua S. Dines)....Pages 109-121 Cervical Cord Neurapraxia (Frank H. Valone III, Kiehyun Daniel Riew)....Pages 123-131 Congenital Cervical Anomalies in Athletes (Jason L. Pittman, Chong Weng, Steven Theiss, Andrew M. Cordover)....Pages 133-147 Cervical Disc Herniation in Athletes (Shalin S. Patel, Brett David Rosenthal, Wellington K. Hsu)....Pages 149-155 Cervical Stenosis in the Elite Athlete (Tyler J. Jenkins, John M. Rhee, John G. Heller)....Pages 157-169 Cervical Spine Injuries in Athletes (Edward M. DelSole, Brendan Gleason, Nikhil Grandhi, Dhruv K. C. Goyal, Alpesh A. Patel, Gregory D. Schroeder)....Pages 171-181 Front Matter ....Pages 183-183 Evaluation of Athletes with Back or Leg Pain (Robert L. Brochin, Zoe B. Cheung, Andrew C. Hecht)....Pages 185-199 Lumbar Disk Herniation and Degenerative Disk Disease in the Athlete (Tyler J. Jenkins, Rick C. Sasso)....Pages 201-213 Lumbar Disc Herniation in the Adolescent Athlete (Andrew M. Cordover, Jacob B. Cordover, Glenn S. Fleisig, Jesse A. Raszewski)....Pages 215-234 Spondylolysis and Spondylolisthesis in Athletes (Koichi Sairyo, Toshinori Sakai, Yoichiro Takata, Kazuta Yamashita, Fumitake Tezuka, Hiroaki Manabe)....Pages 235-247 Traumatic Lumbar Injuries in Athletes (Elizabeth P. Davis, James E. Showery, Mark L. Prasarn, Shah-Nawaz M. Dodwad)....Pages 249-262 Thoracic Pathology in Athletes (Joseph P. Maslak, Jason W. Savage)....Pages 263-277 Back Matter ....Pages 279-286