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What did Mary Decker do in Mary Decker's early career?
"Little Mary Decker," won international acclaim in 1973 with a win in the 800 meters at a US-Soviet meet in Minsk, beating the later Olympic silver medallist.
Did she ever get hurt in her career running?
By the end of 1974, she had developed a case of the muscle condition compartment syndrome.
This resulted in a series of injuries.

Question: Did her career have to end as a result?
Self-contained rewrite: Did Mary Decker's career have to end as a result of the series of injuries caused by the muscle condition?