Newsday—April 25, 2009
The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons issued a caution on cheer injuries at the start of this school year, citing data from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission stating that cheerleading injuries had more than doubled since 1990 and were estimated to have reached 74,000 in 2007.
"Cheerleading has evolved into a physically demanding and competitive sport requiring complex gymnastic maneuvers that pose a serious threat of injury," says Dr. Daniel Green, spokesman for the AAOS and a pediatric orthopedic surgeon based at Hospital for Special Surgery in New York.
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