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2. Tommy John - Wikipedia

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   Tommy III is a chiropractor and went on to write a book, Minimize Injury, Maximize Performance: A Sports Parent's Survival Guide, which discusses the injury risk associated with young athletes specializing in one specific sport and suggests ways to prevent youth from ever having to undergo major sports-related surgery, such as Tommy John surgery.

3. How "Tommy John surgery" changed our national pastime - AOL

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   In 1974, a creative surgical procedure saved the career of L.A. Dodgers pitcher Tommy John after he tore his UCL. Today, an astonishing 35% of active MLB pitchers have had "Tommy John surgery."

4. Ulnar collateral ligament reconstruction - Wikipedia

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   Tommy John, for whom the surgery is named, in 2008. At the time of John's operation, Jobe estimated the chance for success of the operation at one in 100. [18] By 2009, the odds of complete recovery had risen to 85–92%. [19] Following his 1974 surgery, John missed the entire 1975 season rehabilitating his arm before returning for the 1976 season.

5. List of baseball players who underwent Tommy John surgery

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   Tommy John was the first baseball player to undergo the surgery. Paul Molitor was the first player who underwent the surgery to be elected to the Hall of Fame. José Mesa was one of the first players born outside the United States to undergo the surgery. John Farrell was perhaps the first player to undergo the surgery twice.

6. 50 years later, Tommy John surgery remains a game-changer - AOL

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   There is a bridge that runs from Tommy John and Dr. Frank Jobe in 1974, all the way to Shohei Ohtani, Justin Verlander and Bryce Harper. An operation that changed everything. Almost 50 years ago ...

7. After 50 years, Tommy John surgery is evolving to increase ...

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   Tommy John surgery, like baseball itself, is evolving to increase success and sometimes speed return. Dr. Jeffrey R. Dugas developed a procedure that cut recovery time to as little as nine months ...