Article topic: Sport-related Cervical Spine Injuries Author: Hadeel Ayesh. Editor: Hamid Ghanem, Inas Jaber. Reviewer: Ethar Hazaimeh Keywords: Spinal injuries, athletic injuries, sport, cervical vertebrae. Introduction In the sports world, athletes continually push their bodies to extraordinary limits. During their intensely demanding field, the cervical spine, comprising seven vertebrae (C1–C7), can be vulnerable to injury (1). While cervical spine injuries (CSIs) are relatively uncommon in sports, their occurrence can be devastating and life-changing for the athlete’s health and career. These injuries are not confined to a specific sport. They are more prevalent in high-impact sports such as football, rugby, […]
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