Key result
Return-to-play literature restricts focus to medical factors with only ~9% addressing the decision-making process.
Population
148 articles related to return-to-play decision making
Design
Systematic_review
Authors
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Return-to-play decisions lack evidence-based non-medical frameworks; extends research on team physician decision processes.
Systematic Review (n=148)
There is a lack of specific literature focusing on the comprehensive return-to-play decision-making process, highlighting a need for further research on the team physician's role.
Matheson et al. (2010) conducted a systematic review in Return-to-play decisions (n=148). 3-step model for return-to-play medical decision making was evaluated on Level of evidence in support of the 3-step model. A systematic review of 148 articles on return-to-play found that only 13 focused specifically on the decision-making process, with most literature restricted to medical factors.
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