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Return To Play After Cervical Spine Injuries: A Consensus Of Opinion., John C. France, Michael Karsy, James S. Harrop, Andrew T. Dailey
Return To Play After Cervical Spine Injuries: A Consensus Of Opinion., John C. France, Michael Karsy, James S. Harrop, Andrew T. Dailey
Department of Neurosurgery Faculty Papers
Study Design Survey. Objective Sports-related spinal cord injury (SCI) represents a growing proportion of total SCIs but lacks evidence or guidelines to guide clinical decision-making on return to play (RTP). Our objective is to offer the treating physician a consensus analysis of expert opinion regarding RTP that can be incorporated with the unique factors of a case for clinical decision-making. Methods Ten common clinical scenarios involving neurapraxia and stenosis, atlantoaxial injury, subaxial injury, and general cervical spine injury were presented to 25 spine surgeons from level 1 trauma centers for whom spine trauma is a significant component of their practice. …
Paucity Of Trauma Literature From A Highly Burdened Developing Country, Rizwan Sultan, Hasnain Zafar
Paucity Of Trauma Literature From A Highly Burdened Developing Country, Rizwan Sultan, Hasnain Zafar
Department of Surgery
Abstract Introduction: Trauma is the leading cause of death among a younger population not only in USA but in Pakistan as well. The high prevalence of disease should result in a larger amount of data and a larger number of publications resulting in the ability to explore improvements in the field. This study aimed to review the trauma literature generated from Pakistan. Methods: Journals indexed with PubMed from January 2010 to December 2014 were searched using the search term ‘‘Trauma AND Pakistan’’ filtering for relevant dates and human reports only. The abstracts and articles were reviewed by the authors to …