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Children with a single, normal kidney can participate in contact/collision sports

Nature Clinical Practice Urology volume 3, page 633 (2006)Cite this article

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Grinsell MM et al. (2006) Single kidney and sports participation: perception versus reality. Pediatrics 118: 1019–1027

Consensus is lacking among medical professionals as to whether children and adolescents with a single, normal kidney should participate in contact/collision sports; faced with confusing guidance, many advise against participation. Contrary to this opinion, Grinsell and colleagues at the University of Virginia declare that precluding these patients from such activities is unwarranted.

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Children with a single, normal kidney can participate in contact/collision sports. Nat Rev Urol 3, 633 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1038/ncpneph0330x

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