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Return to Play Criteria After Shoulder Dislocation in Upper Limb Athletes: Critical Analysis Between the Habits of Medical Professionals and the Literature

Completed
Conditions
Survey and Questionnaire
Return to Sport
Shoulder Dislocation
Registration Number
NCT04387188
Lead Sponsor
University of Liege
Brief Summary

Purpose: Identify the criteria employed by sports medicine specialists in assessing the aptitude/inaptitude of an overhead athlete to return to competition following an antero-internal dislocation of the glenohumeral joint that has been operated or not.

Materials and methods: The target population consisted of French-speaking physicians in orthopedic surgery, physical medicine and rehabilitation or sports medicine. This study was conducted by the means of a questionnaire. The list of the most relevant criteria to be included in the questionnaire was established following a literature review.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
63
Inclusion Criteria
  • Professions: physicians in orthopedic surgery, physical medicine and rehabilitation or sports medicine.
  • Language: French
Exclusion Criteria
  • Other professions

Study & Design

Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
The return to play criteriaThe questionnaire will last 15 minutes at most

Compare the criteria most used by specialists in clearing an overhead athlete to return to competition after a first episode of antero-internal dislocation of the glenohumeral joint with or without surgery and those mentioned in the literature

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Gofflot Amandine

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Liège, Belgium

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