KIDS QUIZ
SPORTS TEAMS AND PLAYERS
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Varies from person to person.
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Is often higher for adult players.
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Is 15 or more.
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Is often higher for teen players.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Tommy Johns went on to play for another 15 years after his surgery, earning over half of his 288 career wins after the surgery. For many patients though, it does not last a long time. For 25 to 30 percent of athletes who get the surgery, it only lasts 2 years.
Detailed explanation-2: -Ligaments, muscles, and other soft tissues typically heal within 3 to 6 weeks, while bones tend to heal within 6 to 8 weeks. However, the psychological fear of re-injury faced by many athletes has been shown in research to delay healing and impair function.
Detailed explanation-3: -Take time to recover Athletes need a longer recovery and rehab period for Tommy John Surgery than nonathletes due to the high stresses that throwing creates. So the time to return to baseball activities will be about 12 months.
Detailed explanation-4: -Actually, 15-19 years olds make up almost 60 percent of all Tommy John surgeries in the United States. The American Journal of Sports Medicine records data on the surgery.