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Considerations for Pediatric Retirement from Athletics Following Repetitive Concussive Traumatic Brain Injury:
Tyler S Gibb1, Kathryn Redinger1, Casey Fealko1
1Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine, Kalamazoo, MI 49008, USA.
Abstract:
Guidance regarding the decision to remove an adolescent from athletic competition immediately following an acute concussive injury and the safe return of play in the short term is widely accepted and supported by clinical evidence, local institutional policies, and state and federal laws. There is considerably less guidance regarding the decision to permanently retire an adolescent athlete for medical reasons due to concussive injuries. In this article, we discuss the clinical and non-clinical considerations that should guide clinicians in discussions regarding the adolescent athlete's permanent retirement by emphasizing the ethical obligation to protect the child's right to an open future as possibly determinative in otherwise ambiguous cases.

