Return to Sports Following Spondylolysis Surgery in Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Spondylolysis is common in athletes participating in gymnastics, football, dance, and weightlifting. Few studies have reviewed return to sports (RTS) rates in young athletes after surgical intervention for spondylolysis.

Purposes

We sought to review the literature on RTS frequencies and timing, as well as postoperative treatment, in children and adolescents who underwent spondylolysis surgery.

Methods

This was a systematic review, using the PubMed, Embase, and Cochrane databases, of primary, peer-reviewed studies published from 2014 to 2022 that investigated child and adolescent RTS after spondylolysis surgery. Each author independently reviewed each study's design, number of participants, age range, fixation, postoperative course of treatment, frequency of

SUBMITTER: Gross PW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11299326 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature