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Determine the reported prevalence, management approaches, athletic outcomes, and physician perceptions of prognosis for elite football players with spondylolisthesis.

October 1, 1997Journal of Spinal Disorders

Spondylolisthesis in the Elite Football Player

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Determine the reported prevalence, management approaches, athletic outcomes, and physician perceptions of prognosis for elite football players with spondylolisthesis.
Surveyed team orthopaedic surgeons from all 28 NFL teams and the top-25 Associated Press-ranked NCAA Division I teams following the 1993–1994 season.
Achieved a 100% response rate across all 53 collegiate and professional team orthopaedic surgeons.
Active prevalence of known spondylolisthesis was 1% among both NCAA Division I and NFL athletes, with 52% of college and 43% of NFL physicians aware of at least one affected active player.
Surgical intervention was uncommon, known to only six NCAA and two NFL team physicians.
A poor prognosis was anticipated by 64% of NFL and 36% of NCAA physicians, and 96% of NFL physicians downgraded player draft ratings due to spondylolisthesis.

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Survey study reveals low active prevalence but substantial draft penalties for spondylolisthesis in elite football players, highlighting strong physician concerns over long-term prognosis.

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Shaffer et al. (1997) studied this question.

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Survey study reveals low active prevalence but substantial draft penalties for spondylolisthesis in elite football players, highlighting strong physician concerns over long-term prognosis.

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