TY - JOUR
T1 - Mononucleosis and athletic participation
T2 - An evidence-based subject review
AU - Putukian, Margot
AU - O'Connor, Francis G.
AU - Stricker, Paul
AU - McGrew, Christopher
AU - Hosey, Robert G.
AU - Gordon, Steven M.
AU - Kinderknecht, James
AU - Kriss, Vesna
AU - Landry, Gregory
PY - 2008/7
Y1 - 2008/7
N2 - Infectious mononucleosis (IM) is a common medical condition that afflicts thousands of young athletes each year. Despite the self-limited nature of this disorder, the variability of the clinical presentation and the rare risk of splenic rupture routinely present sports medicine clinicians with difficult return-to-play decisions. Currently there are no evidence-based guidelines regarding the management of the athlete with IM. This review discusses the available research data pertaining to the management of IM in young athletes and develops questions for future clinical research.
AB - Infectious mononucleosis (IM) is a common medical condition that afflicts thousands of young athletes each year. Despite the self-limited nature of this disorder, the variability of the clinical presentation and the rare risk of splenic rupture routinely present sports medicine clinicians with difficult return-to-play decisions. Currently there are no evidence-based guidelines regarding the management of the athlete with IM. This review discusses the available research data pertaining to the management of IM in young athletes and develops questions for future clinical research.
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U2 - 10.1097/JSM.0b013e31817e34f8
DO - 10.1097/JSM.0b013e31817e34f8
M3 - Review article
C2 - 18614881
AN - SCOPUS:49049110766
SN - 1050-642X
VL - 18
SP - 309
EP - 315
JO - Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine
JF - Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine
IS - 4
ER -