@article{ref1,
title="Return to play after cervical disc surgery",
journal="Clinics in sports medicine",
year="2016",
author="Kang, Daniel G. and Anderson, Justin C. and Lehman, Ronald A.",
volume="35",
number="4",
pages="529-543",
abstract="Criteria for return to sports and athletic activities after cervical spine surgery are unclear. There is limited literature regarding the outcomes and optimal criteria. Determining return to play criteria remains a challenge and continues to depend on the experience and good judgment of the treating surgeon. There is strong consensus in the literature, despite lack of evidence-based data, that athletes after single-level anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) may safely return to collision and high-velocity sports. The athlete should be counseled and managed on a case-by-case basis, taking into consideration the type of sport, player-specific variables, and type of surgery performed.<br><br>Published by Elsevier Inc.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0278-5919",
doi="10.1016/j.csm.2016.05.001",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.csm.2016.05.001"
}