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- Title
Cervical Spine Alignment in the Youth Football Athlete.
- Authors
Treme, Gehron; Diduch, David R.; Hart, Jennifer; Romness, Mark J.; Kwon, Michael S.; Hart, Joseph M.
- Abstract
The article presents a study aiming develop an evidence-based recommendation for transportation of suspected spine injury among youth football players. Thirty-one male athletes from ages 8 to 14 years old were studied. Cobb and subaxial angle measurements indicated greater cervical lordosis while children who wore shoulder pads only compared with no-equipment conditions. Correlation analysis indicated that age, height and weight were not associated to cervical spine angulation under any of the equipment conditions or the change in cervical spine angulation when compared with the no-equipment condition. Moreover, the participant should be transported with helmet and shoulder pads in place if cervical spine injury is suspected.
- Subjects
SPINAL injuries; FOOTBALL players; CERVICAL vertebrae; SPINAL instability; NECK pain; SPINE abnormalities; TEENAGERS; SPORTS medicine; STATISTICAL correlation; DIAGNOSIS
- Publication
American Journal of Sports Medicine, 2008, Vol 36, Issue 8, p1582
- ISSN
0363-5465
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1177/0363546508315040