693 Sports Medicine

Watching the Olympics was certainly inspiring. Perhaps many more of us will revive old interests in sports and become more active. But what kinds of risks does the weekend warrior run?
Children are being encouraged to specialize in just one or two sports at increasingly early ages. Does this concentration on early athletic achievement pose hazards of injury?
Guest: Dean C. Taylor, MD, Professor of Surgery (Orthopaedics); Director of the Duke Sports Medicine Fellowship; and Head Team Physician for Duke Basketball.