Neurosurgical sports injury (an established unit)

Abstract

AbstractManagement of Sports-related injuries have long been recognized and reported to improve medical care for sports-related injuries as well as improve athletes’ health, fitness, safety, and well-being. Various anatomical regions are affected by sports activities involving the head and spine, which account for 9.4% and 8–15% of total sports injuries, respectively. Furthermore, sports-related brain injuries have been associated with a 3% mortality rate following hospitalization. Neurosurgery is the medical discipline with the greatest experience in dealing with brain and spinal damage, as all patients who report to the emergency room with head injuries are treated by neurosurgeons. There are also numerous cases of acute and chronic spinal abnormalities that are common in athletes of all ages and ability levels. The frequency of sports-related spinal and brain injuries is expected to rise as the number of individuals participating in sports activities, whether professionally or recreationally, grows. As a result, the neurosurgeon's role is projected to grow over time, covering not only hospital treatment and management of sports-related head, spine, and peripheral nerve injuries but also on-field assessment and sideline medical team, as well as participation in sports injury research. Sport neurosurgeons have more to contribute in both clinical care and research to the field of sports medicine. This role could include not only hospital care and management of sports-related head, spine, and peripheral nerve injuries, but also on-field assessment and sideline care of athletes, as well as a significant role in sports injury research. The purpose of this literature is to provide an overview of sport-specific neurosurgical injuries and treatment, and outcomes and to identify who is a sports neurosurgeons and why do they exist? Traumatic brain injuries, spinal injuries, peripheral nerve injuries, and neurological diseases that are more likely to get worse during sports seem to be examples of sports-related neurosurgical injuries. Neurosurgeons and the neurosurgical community should be concerned about the growing knowledge and evolution in the field of sports medicine, and they should embrace significant advances in our understanding of sports-related neurological syndromes, as well as sports neurosurgery should be considered as an individualized aspect of neurological surgery.