Word: manned
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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Believing that a first-class man slightly injured was inferior to a second-rate man in first-class physical condition, great pains were exercised to prevent injured men from returning to the play too soon. This apparently excessive caution of the surgeons met in some cases with bitter opposition from the players. In fact, one man, at least, stated that if it were not for the presence of a surgeon, he would be playing. The wisdom of caution, however, was shown by the fact that in but two cases were men allowed to play so soon as to have...
...were most of them extremely conscientious about answering the questions in the circular letter. On the other hand, the game appears to breed such a contempt for physical pain that many injuries which would appear severe to the ordinary individual were considered trivial by the players. For instance, one man, in answering the circular letter, answered the question, "How many injuries were received during 1905?" "Absolutely none whatever," although at that time he was being treated by one of us for a very large hematoma of the ear and had previously received a partial dislocation of the outer...
Head injuries.--Cases of concussion were frequent, both during practice and games. In fact, but two games were played during the entire season in which a case of concussion of the brain did not occur. There were several noticeable features in these cases. Frequently, the fact that a man had received a serious head injury was noticed by the surgeon from the side-lines before it was recognized by the players. This was due to the fact that a player might, apparently, automatically run through a considerable series of plays before his mates noticed that he was mentally irresponsible...
...every case the fractures were x-rayed. In many cases the men were allowed to play after receiving fractures, at a time when patients ordinarily would be willing to protect themselves, although in every case the players were very carefully guarded by special apparatus. In no case did a man who had been allowed to play a relatively short time after the receipt of a fracture receive a refracture...
...quadriceps were especially common among the heavy men and in many cases were due apparently entirely to the muscular exertion of quick starting. In some cases and especially in the severer ones, the injury appeared to be due to a violent blow upon the thigh of a man running at speed with the muscles tense. Ruptures of the hamstring muscles, which are also common among sprinters, were in every case due to muscular exertion alone. These cases were treated by heat and massage and moderate exercises, such as walking. In two cases, however, the injury was so severe...