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Same Surgery, Younger Arms
A torn elbow ligament was a career-ending injury for pitchers prior to 1974, the year 31-year-old Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Tommy John underwent a radical procedure to replace his ulnar collateral ligament. Following a year of rehabilitation, John returned to the majors to pitch another 14 seasons and logged more than 2500 innings, signaling a medical miracle in the sports world. Today, hundreds of pitchers undergo "Tommy John" surgery every year, but the majority of them are not major or even minor leaguers, but college and high school athletes. Doctors are now seeing elbow ligament damage in hurlers as young as 12. In this alarming REAL SPORTS/Sports Illustrated report, Armen Keteyian examines the proliferation of "Tommy John" surgery among young pitchers.
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