Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 90, Issue 3 , Pages 402-406 , March 2009

Expert Opinion and Controversies in Musculoskeletal and Sports Medicine: Stingers

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    Cervical spine CT of a high school football player with recurrent left upper extremity stingers but no persisting neurological deficits. The athlete was advised to discontinue participation in contact

    Cervical spine CT of a high school football player with recurrent left upper extremity stingers but no persisting neurological deficits. The athlete was advised to discontinue participation in contact sports. (A) Axial view showing narrowing of the left neural foramen at C6/7. (B) Sagittal view showing congenital fusions of C7/T1 and T2/3 (Klippel-Feil anomaly).

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PII: S0003-9993(08)01702-4

doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2008.09.569

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 90, Issue 3 , Pages 402-406 , March 2009

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