Risk Factors for an Ulnar Collateral Ligament Injury Resulting in Surgery: A Prospective Longitudinal Study of 305 Professional Baseball Pitchers
High elbow varus torque was associated with a greater risk of UCL surgery. With motion capture technology and biomechanists now part of MLB organizations, teams can analyze and improve the biomechanics of their pitchers to reduce elbow varus torque and the injury risk.
Authors
- Jonathan S. Slowik (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3823-6786)
- Glenn S. Fleisig (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9029-8749)
- John D’Angelo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8006-9643)
- Brandon J. Erickson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3238-7839)
- Keshia M. Pollack Porter (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5363-5462)
- Frank C. Curriero (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8252-0648)
- Cara Wychgram (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2875-8812)
- Peter N. Chalmers (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1275-0285)
- Ryan J. Froom (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-5419-9243)
Institutions
- American Sports Medicine Institute (US)
- Johns Hopkins University (US)
- University of Utah (US)
- Major League Baseball (US)
- Rothman Orthopaedics (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine
- Published
- 2025-07-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1177/23259671251351339
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Shoulder Injury and Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 8.03