Epidemiological trends of elbow and forearm injuries in high school baseball and softball players
This study found that overall forearm and elbow rate of injury has increased for baseball since the 2005-2006 season. There was no significant trend in softball. Softball nonpitchers had a higher rate of injury than pitchers, while there was no difference between positions in baseball. This trend and difference between sports and positions imply the importance of injury prevention efforts tailored to each athlete.
Authors
- Jan Kříž (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7695-3885)
- Eric N. Bowman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2703-5038)
- Aaron Sciascia (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5518-4615)
- Candler G. Mathews (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-5387-8959)
- Christopher Frey
Institutions
- Vanderbilt University (US)
- Lexington Clinic (US)
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JSES Reviews Reports and Techniques
- Published
- 2025-05-08
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.xrrt.2025.04.006
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Sports injuries and prevention
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 5.16
Funders
- Vanderbilt University