Varus Strength of the Medial Elbow Musculature for Stress Shielding of the Ulnar Collateral Ligament in Competitive Baseball Pitchers
Our findings demonstrate that most of the valgus load on the elbow joint during pitching can be counteracted by the muscular varus moment, but valgus loading on the UCL is likely unavoidable in baseball pitching.
Authors
- Kengo Onuma
- Toshimasa Yanai (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5031-8477)
- Tomoyuki Nagami (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4941-1743)
Institutions
- Waseda University (JP)
- Toshima Manufacturing (Japan) (JP)
- Japan Small Animal Medical Center (JP)
- Kitasato University (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise
- Published
- 2024-11-25
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1249/mss.0000000000003614
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Shoulder Injury and Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.15