Put out to pasture: what is our duty of care to the retiring professional footballer? Promoting the concept of the 'exit health examination' (EHE)

Br J Sports Med. 2019 Jul;53(13):788-789. doi: 10.1136/bjsports-2017-098392. Epub 2018 Mar 24.

Authors

Sean Carmody^{1

2}, Christopher Jones³, Aneil Malhotra⁴, Vincent Gouttebarge⁵, Imtiaz Ahmad²

Affiliations

¹ School of Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK.
² Medical Department, Queens Park Rangers Football and Athletic Club, London, UK.
³ Isokinetic Medical Centre, London, UK.
⁴ Cardiovascular Sciences Department, St. George's University of London, London, UK.
⁵ Medical Department, World Players' Union FIFPro, Hoofddorp, The Netherlands.

PMID: 29574450
DOI: 10.1136/bjsports-2017-098392

No abstract available

Keywords: aging/ageing; athlete; depression; football; osteoarthritis.

Publication types

Editorial

MeSH terms

Athletes*
Chronic Disease / prevention & control*
Football / injuries*
Football / psychology*
Humans
Male
Physical Examination / methods*
Quality of Life
Retirement*