That's Gotta Hurt : The Injuries That Changed Sports Forever

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"The stories of a dozen athletes (including Joan Benoit, Michael Jordan, Brandi Chastain, and Tommy John) whose injuries and recovery advanced the field of sports medicine."--

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Geier, Dr. David
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Lebanon, NH : University Press of New England, 2017.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Sports medicine.
Sports injuries.
Sports.
Athletes > Health and hygiene.
Athletes.
MEDICAL / General
Sports > États-Unis > Histoire.
Sportifs > États-Unis > Biographies.
Medecine du sport > Histoire.
Sports > Accidents et blessures > Histoire.
Sports > United States > History.
Athletes > United States > Biography.
Sports medicine > History.
Sports injuries > History.
United States.
Biographies.
History.
Biography
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Joan Benoit: The Advent of Arthroscopic Surgery
  • Bernard King: Return to Elite Sports After ACL Injury
  • Hines Ward: Use of Platelet-Rich Plasma and Orthobiologics in Orthopaedic Surgery
  • Phillip Hughes: Use of Protective Equipment in Sports
  • Marc Buoniconti: Catastrophic Cervical Spine Injuries in Football
  • Sarah Burke: the Dangers of Extreme Sports
  • Dave Duerson: Long-Term Brain Damage in Football
  • Sam Bowie: Medical Evaluation and Clearance of Athletes to Play
  • Michael Jordan: Return-To-Play Decisions in Sports
  • Hank Gathers: Sudden Cardiac Deaths and Universal Screening
  • Korey Stringer: Exertional Heat Stroke
  • Brandi Chastain: Prevention of ACL Injuries
  • Tommy John: Tommy John Surgery and Youth Baseball Injuries
  • Conclusion
  • Acknowledgments
  • Notes
  • Index
  • About the Author.

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