TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2015//
TI  - The neurosurgeon as baseball fan and inventor: Walter Dandy and the batter's helmet
JO  - Neurosurgical focus
A1  - Brewster, Ryan
A1  - Bi, Wenya Linda
A1  - Smith, Timothy R.
A1  - Gormley, William B.
A1  - Dunn, Ian F.
A1  - Laws, Edward R.
SP  - e9
EP  - e9
VL  - 39
IS  - 1
N2  - Baseball maintains one of the highest impact injury rates in all athletics. A principal causative factor is the "beanball," referring to a pitch thrown directly at a batter's head. Frequent morbidities elicited demand for the development of protective gear development in the 20th century. In this setting, Dr. Walter Dandy was commissioned to design a "protective cap" in 1941. His invention became widely adopted by professional baseball and inspired subsequent generations of batting helmets. As a baseball aficionado since his youth, Walter Dandy identified a natural partnership between baseball and medical practice for the reduction of beaning-related brain injuries. This history further supports the unique position of neurosurgeons to leverage clinical insights, inform innovation, and expand service to society.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1092-0684
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.3171/2015.3.FOCUS1552
ID  - ref1
ER  -