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PAOI14 The mw Biomechanics Liboritory d CmHwll Hospital Medic >1 Center, Imhwood. CA, offers professionel end edited by Steve K. Welz Hospital makes inroads in sports medicine amateur athletes end patients with special orthopaedic problems a futuristic analysis. Ingle wood, CA--Centinela Hospital Medical Center has implemented a com­ puterized "Professional Baseball Injury Reporting System" under the direction of Lewis Yocum, M.D., orthopaedic con­ sultant to the California Angels. This system, which has been sanc­ tioned by the Major League Baseball Player Relations Committee, is under the auspices of the hospital's Biomechanics Laboratory and will serve as a data bank of information documenting all Injuries as they occur in professional baseball. According to Dr. Yoctim, "Our service is designed to store information in hopes of decreasing future injuries and compiling data for each team's research purposes." The reporting system will emphasize confidentiality. "In other words," said Dr. Yocum, "no player or subscribing team will be named. We will know the position of the professional player, but not who he is." Dr. Yocum explained that by having these statistics available, the cir­ cumstances leading to an injury can be compiled and recommended changes in sports activity or equipment can then lead to the reduction of similar injuries in the future. "This will be a free sen/ice to profes­ sional ball teams requesting informa­ tion," Dr. Yocum explained. Dr. Yocum said there are many factors influencing the occurrence of an injury in professional baseball, including game conditions, natural vs. artificial turf, whether the game .is played at home or away and/or moisture and temperature factors. These will be analyzed by the sophisticated computer based in the Biomechanics Laboratory. In addition, injury site, type of injury (fracture, dislocation, sprain, etc.), treat­ ment, time missed from play and the player's addition to the "disabled list" will be recorded for statistical storage. Rocent nnrttf ilHf Young San Francisco Giants' pitcher William "Bill" Bordley was recently hospitalized at Centinela Hospital Medical Center, Inglewood, CA, follow­ ing surgery on his left elbow by or- setting for the study, of human motion / thopaedic surgeon Frank W. Jobe, M.D. Dr. Jobe performed the now famous "TJ" procedure, named after pitcher Tommy John, on Bordley. The replace­ ment/reconstructive surgery involves replacement of the medial collateral liga­ ment of the elbow with a tendon from another part of the body, in Bordley's case, the left Achilles' tendon. At the same time, surgical transfer of the nerve takes place. Bordley, 23, originally from Torrance, CA, is going through intensive rehabilita­ tion which will last about one year. Then he should be able to resume his pitching career. Bordley said his reason for selecting Dr.- Jobe to perform the operation was because "when you have a medical pro­ blem in sports you go to the best doctor available, and everyone knows he is the best in this field." Bordley joins six other athletes who have received the tendon transplant from Dr. Jobe including four professional players and two collegiate players TV COMTUiOO NIMCII. MC