Abstract
Adaptive athletics are continuing to grow and are becoming more popular than ever. As the popularity and the level of competition increases further, there is a mounting need for established treatment options and well-studied results. Unfortunately, there are few published outcomes on surgical interventions in this population.
The focus of this chapter is to review the current literature regarding surgical decision making and outcomes, discuss common comorbid conditions, postoperative expectations, and to examine the future direction of surgical management in this athlete population.
The current available research suggests that surgery is performed infrequently due to patient fears of complications or loss of independence. However, based on the small amount of research available, surgery is well tolerated and with good functional outcomes in certain populations and pathologies. Therefore, we encourage thoughtful surgeons to offer surgical interventions to a carefully selected population.
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Argintar, E., De Luigi, A.J. (2023). Surgical Considerations in the Adaptive Athlete. In: De Luigi, A.J. (eds) Adaptive Sports Medicine. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-44285-8_7
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