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Dravecky underwent arm surgeries in January 1990 and May 1990 after which his cancer was found to have returned. [37] On June 18, 1991, less than two years after his comeback with the Giants, Dravecky's left arm and shoulder were amputated. [38] After recovering from the surgery, Dravecky began a new career as a motivational speaker. [8]
Gruen Von Behrens (May 14, 1977 – September 8, 2015) [1] was an American motivational speaker and victim of mouth cancer caused by smokeless tobacco. [2] After his diagnosis and during his multiple treatments, he became nationally known for raising awareness against the dangers of smokeless tobacco use. [3]
Steven Joseph Macko (September 6, 1954 – November 15, 1981) was an American professional baseball player, who played in Major League Baseball for the Chicago Cubs. Macko played three infield positions in 25 games during the 1979 and 1980 seasons. His rising baseball career ended when he died as a result of testicular cancer in November 1981.
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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.
Anthony Scott Saunders (born April 29, 1974) is an American former professional baseball pitcher who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1997 to 1999. He was the first player selected by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in the 1997 MLB expansion draft. Listed at 6 feet 2 inches (1.88 m) and 205 pounds (93 kg) during his career, he threw and ...
This injury has also been reported in babies younger than six months and in older children up to the preteen years. There is a slight predilection for this injury to occur in girls and in the left arm. The classic mechanism of injury is longitudinal traction on the arm with the wrist in pronation, as occurs when the child is lifted up by the wrist.
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