Contraindications to athletic participation: spinal, systemic, dermatologic, paired-organ, and other issues.
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Abstract
Physicians perform a delicate balancing act when they weigh a patient's medical condition against the safety of sports participation. This article, the second of a two-part series on contraindications to activity, examines the sensory, spinal, gastrointestinal, systemic, hematologic, and dermatologic conditions that warrant activity disqualification and provides guidelines about when it's safe to participate. Also discussed are activity considerations for patients who have lost a paired organ.