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Spondylolysis : returning the athlete to sports participation with brace treatment

d'Hemecourt, Pierre A. and Zurakowski, David and Kriemler, Susi and Micheli, Lyle J.. (2002) Spondylolysis : returning the athlete to sports participation with brace treatment. Orthopedics, Vol. 25, H. 6. pp. 653-657.

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Abstract

Between 1988 and 1995, 73 adolescent athletes treated with the Boston Overlap Brace for spondylolysis were reviewed to evaluate improvement in pain score and activity level. A favorable clinical outcome was achieved in 80%. Girls and boys who participated in high-risk sports were five times more likely to have an unfavorable clinical outcome than those who participated in low-risk sports (odds ratio = 5, 95% confidence interval = 2.4-7.5, P = .003). In addition, acute onset of pain and hamstring tightness were associated with a worse outcome. Athletes with symptomatic spondylolysis treated with an antilordotic brace can expect improvement in their clinical course and return to sports participation in 4-6 weeks.
Faculties and Departments:03 Faculty of Medicine > Departement Sport, Bewegung und Gesundheit > Bereich Sport- und Bewegungsmedizin > Sportmedizin (Schmidt-Trucksäss)
UniBasel Contributors:Kriemler, Susi
Item Type:Article, refereed
Article Subtype:Research Article
ISSN:0147-7447
Note:Publication type according to Uni Basel Research Database: Journal article
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