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ArticleCureus2025

From Donor to Athlete: A Case Study on Post-surgery Return to Sport Following Open Living Liver Donation.

Connor Farrell, Sarah Manning, Cam Lane, Melissa Novak

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Article in Cureus, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Connor FarrellSports Medicine, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, USA.
Sarah ManningPhysical Therapy, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, USA.
Cam LaneSports Medicine, Portland State University, Portland, USA.
Melissa NovakSports Medicine, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, USA.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Living organ donation in high-level athletes is rare, and literature documenting return to sport protocols for these individuals is lacking. This case report details the experience of a National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I soccer player who underwent living donor hepatectomy and cholecystectomy and documents their return to sport. In this paper, we outline the structured four-phase return to sport protocol that was developed and implemented to support the athlete's recovery and return to competitive Division I play.

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collegiate athletemusculoskeletal rehabilitationorgan donationreturn-to-play protocolreturn to sportsoccer player

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PMID40625503
PMCPMC12233990

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