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

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

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.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Professions: physicians in orthopedic surgery, physical medicine and rehabilitation or sports medicine.
• Language: French

Exclusion Criteria:

• Other professions