Frequency of spondylolysis and chronic low back pain in young soccer players

Objective: To demonstrate the safety of soccer for adolescents in terms of chronic lesions of the lumbar spine, particularly spondylolysis. Methods: 54 young players underwent a pre-season assessment. The athletes were submitted to radiography of the lumbosacral spine. Players complaining of chronic...

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Main Authors: Marcos Vaz De Lima, Aires Duarte Júnior, Pedro Baches Jorge, Flavio Fernandes Bryk, Robert Meves, Osmar Avanzi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Coluna (SBC) 2014-01-01
Series:Coluna/Columna
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1808-18512014000200120&lng=en&tlng=en