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| Episode 121 April 16, 2007 |
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Arm Trouble
Revisiting one of REAL SPORTS' most talked-about segments,
Armen Keteyian reports on the alarming proliferation of "Tommy John" surgery among
young pitchers. A torn elbow ligament was a career-ending injury for pitchers prior to
1974, when 31-year-old Los Angeles Dodgers hurler Tommy John underwent a radical
procedure to replace his ulnar collateral ligament. Following a year of rehabilitation,
however, John returned to the majors to pitch another 14 seasons and logged more than
2,500 innings, signaling a medical miracle in the sports world. Today, hundreds of
pitchers undergo this surgery each year, but as the patients submitting to the procedure
become younger and younger, rules are being put in place to help preserve the elbows of
kids starting in little league.
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