Risk Factors of Shoulder and Elbow Injuries in Baseball: A Scoping Review of 3 Types of Evidence. [PDF]
Background: Shoulder and elbow overuse injuries are the most common problems in baseball players. No scoping review has compared the findings from different types of evidence.
Mark Jones, Steve F Milanese, Koya Mine
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Ankle dorsiflexion deficit in the back leg is a risk factor for shoulder and elbow injuries in young baseball players [PDF]
The relationship between ankle joint function and throwing-related injuries has not been demonstrated. We hypothesized that limited ankle joint range of motion (ROM) was related to risk factors for shoulder and elbow injuries in young baseball players ...
Hitoshi Shitara +14 more
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Background: Examination of the incidence of elbow dislocation and subluxation injuries in the collegiate athlete population is limited. Purpose: To determine the incidence of elbow dislocation and subluxation injuries in the National Collegiate Athletic ...
Steven Defroda +2 more
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Common Paediatric Elbow Injuries. [PDF]
Background: Paediatric elbow injuries account for a large proportion of childrens’ fractures. Knowledge of common injuries is essential to understanding their assessment and correct management.
Hill CE, Cooke S.
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Increasing Burden of Youth Baseball Elbow Injuries in US Emergency Departments [PDF]
Background: Youth athletes are starting sports earlier and training harder. Intense, year-round demands are encouraging early sports specialization under the perception that it will improve the odds of future elite performance.
David P. Trofa MD +6 more
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Rehabilitation and Return to Sport Following Elbow Injuries. [PDF]
Elbow injuries are frequently seen in throwing and overhead athletes. This review provides a framework for diagnosis, treatment, and particularly rehabilitation of common elbow pathologies, including ulnar collateral ligament injury, valgus extension ...
Lin KM, Ellenbecker TS, Safran MR.
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Comparison of direct surgical cost and outcomes for unstable elbow injuries: internal joint stabilizer versus external fixation. [PDF]
Background Unstable elbow injuries sometimes require External fixation (ExF) or an Internal Joint Stabilizer (IJS) to maintain joint reduction. No studies have compared the clinical outcomes and surgical costs of these 2 treatment modalities. The purpose
Wynn M, Glass N, Fowler T.
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Evaluation and management of elbow injuries in the adolescent overhead athlete. [PDF]
With an increased interest in youth sports, the burden of overhead throwing elbow injuries accompanying early single-sport focus has steadily risen. During the overhead throwing motion, valgus torque can reach and surpass Newton meters (N m) during the ...
Looney AM, Rigor PD, Bodendorfer BM.
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Background: Injury prevalence has been well described among baseball athletes; similarly, a better understanding of injuries in softball athletes is needed. Purpose: To examine shoulder and elbow injury epidemiology among high school softball athletes in
Gretchen D. Oliver PhD +8 more
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Pitch-Tracking Metrics as a Predictor of Future Shoulder and Elbow Injuries in Major League Baseball Pitchers: A Machine-Learning and Game-Theory Based Analysis. [PDF]
Background: Understanding interactions between multiple risk factors for shoulder and elbow injuries in Major League Baseball (MLB) pitchers is important to identify potential avenues by which risk can be reduced while minimizing impact on player ...
Oeding JF +6 more
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