"For Young Athletes, Knee Surgery Opens Door To Pain"

RENEE MONTAGNE, Host:

Here's a word of warning from commentator Frank Deford.

FRANK DEFORD: It's a cruel moral dilemma for the doctors, as the youthful sweet seduction of sport trumps the everyday grace of a healthy middle age.

MONTAGNE: The comments of Frank Deford who comes to us every Wednesday from member station WSHU in Fairfield, Connecticut.