There are many children undergoing surgery for pitching balls too much
The ”Tommy John Surgery” is named after the baseball star who has undergone this surgery when the condition of his elbow worsened.
Kouzo Furushima, a doctor working at a hospital in Gunma Prefecture, stated that he has done at least 600 of this type of surgery.
古島さんによると、手術をした人の４０％ぐらいが高校生以下の子どもでした
According to Dr. Furushima, about 40% of patients undergoing this surgery are high school students and younger.
This includes elementary students as well.
Most of the children who have undergone this surgery have lost their ability to throw a ball, but other than this surgery, there are no other ways to mend a bad elbow.
”Since children’s bones are not yet fully developed, pitching balls a lot with little rest increases the risk of worsening their elbow’s condition,” Dr. Furushima says.
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