Sternal non-union in a professional hockey player: considerations for return to play

We describe a healthy 40-year old professional hockey player with an asymptomatic sternal non-union following aortic root surgery. The purpose of this case report is to make orthopedic surgeons aware of the possibility of this complication following sternotomy, and to discuss the considerations invo...

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Autores principales: Sanders, Samuel M., Richardson, John B., Hartrich, William, Bisson, Leslie J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: PAGEPress Publications 2009
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3143963/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21808670
http://dx.doi.org/10.4081/or.2009.e6
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description We describe a healthy 40-year old professional hockey player with an asymptomatic sternal non-union following aortic root surgery. The purpose of this case report is to make orthopedic surgeons aware of the possibility of this complication following sternotomy, and to discuss the considerations involved in return to play in contact sports. We will discuss our work-up, evaluation, and management of a sternal non-union in a professional athlete. Patient's consent has been obtained.
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spelling pubmed-31439632011-08-01 Sternal non-union in a professional hockey player: considerations for return to play Sanders, Samuel M. Richardson, John B. Hartrich, William Bisson, Leslie J. Orthop Rev (Pavia) Article We describe a healthy 40-year old professional hockey player with an asymptomatic sternal non-union following aortic root surgery. The purpose of this case report is to make orthopedic surgeons aware of the possibility of this complication following sternotomy, and to discuss the considerations involved in return to play in contact sports. We will discuss our work-up, evaluation, and management of a sternal non-union in a professional athlete. Patient's consent has been obtained. PAGEPress Publications 2009-06-30 /pmc/articles/PMC3143963/ /pubmed/21808670 http://dx.doi.org/10.4081/or.2009.e6 Text en ©Copyright S.M. Sanders et al., 2009 This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License (by-nc 3.0). Licensee PAGEPress, Italy
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3143963/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21808670
http://dx.doi.org/10.4081/or.2009.e6
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