Epidemiology and Impact of Hand and Wrist Injuries in Major and Minor League Baseball.

ABSTRACT: Background: Professional baseball players are at risk of acute and chronic injuries to their upper extremities. Methods: Major League Baseball's Health and Injury Tracking System, a prospective injury surveillance system, was used to identify and characterize all hand and wrist injuries sustained by all Major League Baseball (MLB) and Minor League Baseball (MiLB) players during the pre-, regular, and postseason throughout 2011-2016. Injuries were included if they resulted in at least 1 day out of play and were sustained during standard baseball activities. Days missed were defined as the time between injury and the first time in which a player was cleared to return to play. Results: During the study period, there were 4478 hand and 1748 wrist injuries throughout MLB an

SUBMITTER: Rhee PC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8283117 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature