Shoulder Injuries in Professional Baseball Batters: Analysis of 3,414 Injuries Over an 8-Year Period.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To characterize the shoulder injuries experienced by baseball batters and position players (nonpitchers); to quantify the outcomes of these injuries with respect to time out of play, recurrence, and surgery rates; and to identify any injury patterns that are associated with worse outcomes.

Methods

Between 2011 and 2017, all Major League Baseball (MLB) and Minor League Baseball (MiLB) players who sustained shoulder injuries were identified using the MLB Health and Injury Tracking System (HITS). Injuries were included if they were sustained during baseball activity, resulted in at least 1 day missed (DM), and occurred in position players (nonpitchers).

Results

Over the study period, a total of 3,414 shoulder injuries occurred in batters, resulting in a sum of 68

SUBMITTER: Marigi EM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9210489 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature