Provides physicians in sports medicine and related specialties with information on the dangers of boxing, the ethical and social arguments for and against boxing, and the steps needed to improve boxing's safety. The book presents all the facts to enable physicians to make their own judgements.
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Boxing and Medicine Summary
Boxing and Medicine by Robert C. Cantu
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Table of Contents
Part 1 An overview of boxing: medicines's stand on boxing in the 20th century, R.C. Cantu; professional and amateur rules and regulations, J.J. Estwanik. Part 2 The medical risks of boxing: brain injuries, R.C. Cantu; amateur boxing - is there a risk of brain injury? W.F.Stewart and B. Gordon; eye injuries, V.J.Giovinazzo et al; injuries to the extremities, trunk and head, J.J. Estwanik; the ringside physician's role, J.J.Estwanik and F.G. O'Connor. Part 3 Boxing and society: is boxing ethically supportable? K.W. Wildes; the pugilistic point of view - how boxers think and feel about their trade, L.J.D. Wacquant. Part 4 Making professional boxing safer: professional boxing - experience of the New York State Athletic Commission, B.D. Jordan.
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