Shoulder and Elbow Injuries in Elite Taiwanese High School Baseball Pitchers From 2016 to 2017.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Numerous studies have discussed the risk factors for shoulder and elbow injuries in high school baseball players worldwide.

Purpose

To determine the risk factors for pitching-related shoulder and elbow injuries in Taiwanese high school pitchers.

Study design

Cross-sectional study; Level of evidence, 3.

Methods

Included in the study were 144 pitchers from 11 top-ranked Taiwanese high school baseball teams between 2016 and 2017 high school baseball season. The participants answered a 55-item questionnaire concerning physical characteristics, pitching activities, injury history, and off-season activities. Univariate analyses were conducted separately for participants with and those without a pitching-related injury in the 12-month study period. The chi-

SUBMITTER: Lu Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9134447 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature