In 1974, Tommy John put his injured left arm in the hands of a visionary orthopedic surgeon. A half-century later, is the procedure that bears his name being overused in the young?
METRO DETROIT It’s consistently the talk of Major League Baseball. Every year it seems there’s a major blow to a pennant-chasing team as its ace is shut down for the year due to Tommy John surgery.
With spring baseball season underway, Eric Makhni, M.D., a Henry Ford Health System sports medicine orthopedic surgeon, warns about how overuse can contribute to the high rate of arm injuries among youth players.