Return-to-Play Outcomes in Elite Athletes After Cervical Spine Surgery: A Systematic Review.

ABSTRACT:

Context

Return-to-play (RTP) outcomes in elite athletes after cervical spine surgery are currently unknown.

Objective

To systematically review RTP outcomes in elite athletes after anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF), cervical disc replacement (CDR), or posterior foraminotomy (PF) surgery.

Data sources

EMBASE, PubMed, Cochrane, and Medline databases from inception until April 2020. Keywords included elite athletes, return to play, ACDF, foraminotomy, and cervical disc replacement.

Study selection

Eligible studies included those that reported RTP outcomes in elite athletes after cervical spine surgery.

Study design

Systematic review.

Level of evidence

Level 4.

Data extraction

Data were extracted b

SUBMITTER: Leider J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8404767 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep-Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature