Baseball pitching injuries in growing athletes

Ab, Lipscomb

doi:10.1177/036354657500300105

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“…20,38 Fractures through the proximal physis in young baseball players are not uncommon and have been attributed to repetitive throwing of long duration and high frequency. 7,13,18,27,39 Little Leaguer's shoulder was first described by Dotter 13 in 1953. He believed that pitching caused a fracture through the proximal physis of the humerus in a 12-year-old baseball player.…”

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Humeral Head Retroversion in Competitive Baseball Players and Its Relationship to Glenohumeral Rotation Range of Motion

Chant¹,

Litchfield²,

Griffin³

et al. 2007

J Orthop Sports Phys Ther

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Humeral Head Retroversion in Competitive Baseball Players and Its Relationship to Glenohumeral Rotation Range of Motion

Chant¹,

Litchfield²,

Griffin³

et al. 2007

J Orthop Sports Phys Ther

130

129

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“…93 Table 4 shows studies reporting stress changes or stress fracture of the proximal humeral physis in young baseball pitchers. [93][94][95][96][97][98][99][100][101][102][103][104] Often associated with persistent pain in the throwing arm, stress changes of the proximal humeral 34 Distal femur 4 (12) 3 (75) Goldberg 25 53 Distal tibia 19 (33) 5 (26) Burkhard 24 28 Distal tibia 8 (28) 2 (25) Benton 16 203…”

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Physeal injuries in children’s and youth sports: reasons for concern?

Caine

DiFiori²,

Maffulli³

2006

Br J Sports Med

285

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A systematic review of the literature on the frequency and characteristics of sports related growth plate injuries affecting children and youth in organised sport was carried out. Both acute and chronic physeal injuries related to participation in sports have been reported to occur, although injury incidence data are somewhat limited. Of particular concern is the growing number of stress related physeal injuries, including those affecting the lower extremities. Although most physeal injuries appeared to resolve with treatment and rest, there is also evidence of growth disturbance and deformity. Possible injury risk factors and countermeasures are discussed, and suggestions for directing future research provided.

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“…Widening of the proximal humeral epiphysis occurs from repetitive pitching in the skeletally immature athlete [37][38][39]. This widening of the growth plate in the proximal end of the humeral shaft may result in pain during or after pitching and may result in deformity if left untreated [32].…”

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Baseball Injuries

Lyman

Fleisig²

2005

Medicine and Sport Science

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Objective: To identify the frequency of injury in youth baseball, risk factors for these injuries, and possible prevention measures to reduce the frequency or severity of these injuries. Data Sources: Information was collected from all known epidemiologic and intervention studies published in the peer-reviewed medical and scientific literature as it applies to youth baseball injuries. Main Results: The frequency and severity of youth baseball injuries have remained relatively consistent over time. Risk factors for many injuries have been understudied and the study designs used for much of this research have been less than optimal. Several effective prevention measures have been identified, such as batting helmets, face shields, softer baseballs, and breakaway bases. Conclusions: Baseball is a relatively safe sport compared to many contact sports, but injuries do still occur. Future research should focus on determining the optimum pitching motion for both arm safety and performance, as well as systematically studying other potential safety improvements such as restrictions against breaking pitches.

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Baseball pitching injuries in growing athletes

Cited by 58 publications

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Humeral Head Retroversion in Competitive Baseball Players and Its Relationship to Glenohumeral Rotation Range of Motion

Humeral Head Retroversion in Competitive Baseball Players and Its Relationship to Glenohumeral Rotation Range of Motion

Physeal injuries in children’s and youth sports: reasons for concern?

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