Fastball Quality After Ulnar Collateral Ligament Reconstruction in Major League Baseball Pitchers
Although FB velocity and spin rate remained consistent, significant differences were observed in FB use percentage, FIP, and wFB/C in PRY1. However, by second postreturn year, these differences were no longer significant. No specific risk factors were identified concerning prolonged recovery time between pre-UCLR FB pitching metrics and the physical anthropometric data. These results suggest that although the short-term postsurgery period may affect more specialized pitching metrics, the basic pitching performance metrics, as hypothesized, remain largely unaffected by UCLR.
Authors
- Alvin Chao‐Yu Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0111-490X)
- Chih‐Hao Chiu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9415-5115)
- Huan Sheu
- Cheng‐Pang Yang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-8547-4561)
- Yi Lu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8948-8561)
- Poyu Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1342-813X)
- You-Hung Cheng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5910-1231)
Institutions
- Chang Gung University (TW)
- Chang Gung Memorial Hospital (TW)
- Taoyuan Chang Gung Memorial Hospital (TW)
- Linkou Chang Gung Memorial Hospital (TW)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The American Journal of Sports Medicine
- Published
- 2024-08-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1177/03635465241262339
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Elbow and Forearm Trauma Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.50
Funders
- Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou