The Role of Imaging in Determining Return to Play

Bethany U Casagranda; Peter C Thurlow

doi:10.1016/j.rcl.2016.05.003

The Role of Imaging in Determining Return to Play

Radiol Clin North Am. 2016 Sep;54(5):979-88. doi: 10.1016/j.rcl.2016.05.003.

Authors

Bethany U Casagranda¹, Peter C Thurlow²

Affiliations

¹ Division of Musculoskeletal Radiology, Department of Radiology, Allegheny General Hospital, 320 East North Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15212, USA. Electronic address: bcasagra@wpahs.org.
² Division of Musculoskeletal Radiology, Department of Radiology, Allegheny General Hospital, 320 East North Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15212, USA.

PMID: 27545432
DOI: 10.1016/j.rcl.2016.05.003

Abstract

Return-to-play (RTP) predictions focus on how long it takes an athlete to return to their full athletic activity after sustaining an injury. This article focuses on the role of imaging and the radiologist in RTP predictions for the most common and controversial injuries affecting athletes.

Keywords: Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction; Cartilage; Concussion; MR imaging; Return to play; Rotator cuff; Stress fractures.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Athletic Injuries / diagnostic imaging*
Clinical Decision-Making / methods*
Diagnosis, Differential
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging / methods*
Return to Sport*
Risk Assessment / methods
Sports Medicine / methods*
Tomography, X-Ray Computed / methods*