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The American Journal of Sports Medicine 23:507-509 (1995)
© 1995 SAGE Publications

Lumbar Transverse Process Fractures in Professional Football Players

Douglas P. Tewes, MD

Minneapolis Sports Medicine Center

David A. Fischer, MD

Minneapolis Sports Medicine Center, Minnesota Vikings Football Club, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Donald C. Quick, PhD

Minneapolis Sports Medicine Center

Fred Zamberletti, PT

Minnesota Vikings Football Club, Minneapolis, Minnesota

John Powell, PhD

Med Sports Systems, Ltd., lowa City, lowa

In the general population, fractures of the transverse processes of lumbar vertebrae occur in cases of high- energy blunt trauma, often in motor vehicle accidents. Football players may incur the same fractures, but the circumstances and outcomes are different in this spe cific subgroup. A review of 29 cases among National Football League players reveals that associated vis ceral injuries are rare, and the time lost from sports is only an average of 3.5 weeks.






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