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.
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Authors | Pierre A d'Hemecourt, David Zurakowski, Susi Kriemler, Lyle J Micheli |
Journal | Orthopedics
(Orthopedics)
Vol. 25
Issue 6
Pg. 653-7
(Jun 2002)
ISSN: 0147-7447 [Print] United States |
PMID | 12083575
(Publication Type: Journal Article)
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Topics |
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Age Factors
- Athletic Injuries
(complications, physiopathology, therapy)
- Braces
- Child
- Female
- Humans
- Low Back Pain
(etiology, physiopathology, therapy)
- Lumbosacral Region
(injuries, physiopathology)
- Male
- Outcome Assessment, Health Care
- Pain Measurement
- Physical Therapy Modalities
- Recovery of Function
(physiology)
- Spondylolisthesis
(etiology, physiopathology, therapy)
- Spondylolysis
(etiology, physiopathology, therapy)
- Time Factors
- Trauma Severity Indices
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