Condition | Contraindication to play |
Absolute | Relative* | None* |
Congenital anomalies |
Odontoid agenesis, hypoplasia or os odontoidium | X | | |
Type 1 Klippel-Feil¶ mass fusion | X | | |
Type 2 Klippel-FeilΔ congenital one-level fusion | | | X |
Atlanto-occipital fusion | X | | |
Spina bifida occulta | | | X |
Atlantoaxial conditions |
Atlantoaxial instability | X | | |
Atlantoaxial rotary fixation | X | | |
Stenosis of the spinal canal |
Spear tackler's spine | X | | |
Developmental stenosis of the spinal canal (canal/vertebral body ratio <0.8) | | | X |
Developmental stenosis of the spinal canal with: |
Ligamentous instability | X | | |
Cervical cord neurapraxia with signs or symptoms lasting more than 36 hours | X | | |
Multiple episodes of cervical cord neurapraxia | X | | |
Developmental stenosis of the spinal canal with: |
Episode of cervical cord neurapraxia | | X | |
Intervertebral disk disease | | X | |
MRI evidence of cord compression | | X | |
Burners |
Recurrent acute and chronic burners | | X | |
Resolved burner | | | X |