Injury and recovery: Lindsey Vonn -- Science of the Olympic Winter Games

Injury and recovery: Lindsey Vonn



Biomedical engineer Cato Laurencin, at the University of Connecticut Health Center, describes his pioneering work in tissue regeneration. This field of research could help athletes recover faster from knee ligament damage, the same injury that will cause alpine ski racer Lindsey Vonn to miss the Sochi Olympics.

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