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| lifeskim:mentions | |
| pubmed:issue |
3
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| pubmed:dateCreated |
1999-7-27
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| pubmed:abstractText |
The purpose of this study was to make a direct comparison between lumbar spine radiographs of incoming college football players and of an age-matched control group to determine whether there is a higher prevalence of lumbar spine abnormalities in football players before competing at the Division I level. We reviewed 187 lumbar spine radiographs. Of these, 104 were taken as a standard part of the preparation physical examination for incoming college football players. The remaining 83 radiographs were taken during routine preemployment physicals at a local factory. Each radiograph was read independently by three separate orthopaedic radiologists in a blinded fashion. Data were collected and statistically evaluated for 13 variables. The rate of spondylolysis was only 4.8% in our group of athletes and 6.0% in the control group (not significantly different). Only in the category of degenerative changes was a significant difference found. The control group had a 16.9% incidence of disk space narrowing and spurring and the football players had a 6.7% incidence. The remainder of the variables were not significantly different between the two groups. Our findings differ from previously published reports and indicate that football players entering college at the Division I level may have a similar prevalence of radiographic lumbar spine abnormalities, including spondylolysis and spondylolisthesis, as age-matched controls.
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| pubmed:language |
eng
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| pubmed:journal | |
| pubmed:citationSubset |
IM
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| pubmed:status |
MEDLINE
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| pubmed:issn |
0363-5465
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| pubmed:author | |
| pubmed:issnType |
Print
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| pubmed:volume |
27
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| pubmed:owner |
NLM
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| pubmed:authorsComplete |
Y
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| pubmed:pagination |
335-8
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| pubmed:dateRevised |
2004-11-17
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| pubmed:meshHeading |
pubmed-meshheading:10352769-Adult,
pubmed-meshheading:10352769-Football,
pubmed-meshheading:10352769-Humans,
pubmed-meshheading:10352769-Lumbar Vertebrae,
pubmed-meshheading:10352769-Male,
pubmed-meshheading:10352769-Prevalence,
pubmed-meshheading:10352769-Retrospective Studies,
pubmed-meshheading:10352769-Spinal Diseases,
pubmed-meshheading:10352769-Spinal Injuries,
pubmed-meshheading:10352769-United States
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| pubmed:articleTitle |
Radiographic abnormalities of the lumbar spine in college football players. A comparative analysis.
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| pubmed:affiliation |
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City 52242, USA.
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| pubmed:publicationType |
Journal Article
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