TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2021//
TI  - Considerations for pediatric retirement from athletics following repetitive concussive traumatic brain injury: incorporating the right to an open future
JO  - International journal of environmental research and public health
A1  - Gibb, Tyler S.
A1  - Redinger, Kathryn
A1  - Fealko, Casey
A1  - Parikh, Sonia
SP  - e2266
EP  - e2266
VL  - 18
IS  - 5
N2  - 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.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1661-7827
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18052266
ID  - ref1
ER  -