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Author Geier, David, Dr., author.

Title That's Gotta Hurt : the Injuries That Changed Sports Forever / Dr. David Geier.

Publication Info. Lebanon, NH : ForeEdge, an imorint of University Press of New England, [2017]

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Description 1 online resource
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
Summary "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."-- Provided by the Publisher.
Note Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on June 14, 2017).
Subject Sports injuries -- History.
Sports medicine -- History.
Athletes -- Health and hygiene.
Athletes -- United States -- Biography.
Sports -- United States -- History.
Athletes. (OCoLC)fst00820027
Athletes -- Health and hygiene. (OCoLC)fst00820045
Sports. (OCoLC)fst01130432
Sports injuries. (OCoLC)fst01130688
Sports medicine. (OCoLC)fst01130709
United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
MEDICAL / Surgery / General.
Athletic Injuries -- history.
Sports Medicine -- history.
Athletes -- history.
Sports -- history.
History, 20th Century.
History, 21st Century.
United States.
Genre/Form Biography. (OCoLC)fst01423686
History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
Other Form: Print version: Geier, David, Dr. That's Gotta Hurt. Lebanon, NH : ForeEdge, 2017 9781611689068 (DLC) 2016042501
ISBN 9781512600698 (electronic bk.)
1512600695 (electronic bk.)
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