After the revelation of steroid use by Alex Rodriguez, I wrote about why it made perfect sense to me that the majority of baseball players would take steroids (in the posting — Steroids and Game Theory, also re-posted at Draft MVP.) But the next discussion I’d like to have is about the phrase ‘performance enhancing’, while leaving out the word ‘drugs’. Many of the same reasons that players would risk their health for steroids apply to the use of elective Tommy John surgery or laser eye surgery solely to improve performance. While not illegal, these procedures should create similar concerns as steroid use. However, there hasn’t been much public discussion against these measures, yet there is potentially similar long-term health risks. (more…)
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Baseball’s performance enhancing surgeries
Posted in Sports, tagged Baseball, Elective Surgery, Laser eye surgery, Performance Enhancing Drugs, Steroids, Tommy John Surgery on April 22, 2009| 1 Comment »
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