Sports Medicine
Clinical Review
Predicting and Preventing Injury in Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball (MLB) players are at significant risk for both chronic, repetitive overuse injuries as well as acute traumatic injuries....
Clinical Review
Valgus Extension Overload in Baseball Players
Repetitive throwing, such as in baseball pitching, applies massive stress on the elbow. This can often lead to a predictable constellation of...
Clinical Review
Epidemiology, Treatment, and Prevention of Lumbar Spine Injuries in Major League Baseball Players
In recent years, increased attention has been paid to injuries occurring in Major League Baseball (MLB) players. Although most of the current...
Clinical Review
Hand Blisters in Major League Baseball Pitchers: Current Concepts and Management
Friction blisters are a common sequela of many athletic activities. Their significance can range from minor annoyance to major performance...
Clinical Review
Throwing, the Shoulder, and Human Evolution
Throwing with accuracy and speed is a skill unique to humans. Throwing has many advantages and the ability to throw has likely been promoted...
Commentary
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Case Reports
Distal Ulna Fracture With Delayed Ulnar Nerve Palsy in a Baseball Player
We present a case report of a college baseball player who sustained a blunt-trauma, distal-third ulna fracture from a thrown ball with delayed...
Clinical Review
Female Athletes: Unique Challenges Facing Women Warriors
Conference Coverage
Study characterizes injury risk in cervical myelopathy patients
Compared with age-matched controls, patients with cervical spondylotic myelopathy had a significantly increased incidence of falls, hip fractures...
Original Research
Orthopedic Practice Patterns Relating to Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction in Elite Athletes
We conducted an online survey of National Hockey League (NHL), Major League Soccer (MLS), and US Olympic/World Cup Ski/Snowboard (Olympic) team...
Original Research
Excision of Symptomatic Spinous Process Nonunion in Adolescent Athletes
While clay-shoveler’s fractures in athletes are usually treated conservatively with rest, activity modification, and return to activities when...