The effects of medial ulnar collateral ligament reconstruction on Major League pitching performance

Keller, Robert A.; Steffes, Matthew J.; Zhuo, David; Bey, Michael J.; Moutzouros, Vasilios

doi:10.1016/j.jse.2014.06.033

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“…Injuries were identified using publicly available information via methods documented in previous investigations. 13,15,21,[24][25][26][27][31][32][33] Sources for injury reports included official team injury reports, official team press releases, personal websites, and professional statistical websites. Injuries were manually corroborated via official NBA injury reports.…”

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“…A representative group of NBA players with similar attributes who had not sustained a shoulder instability event were identified and assembled via a blinded age, size, and position match, according to methodology well documented in the literature. 14,15,21,32,33 Specifically, we generated a deidentified database of all remaining players who participated in at least 1 NBA game during the seasons investigated. Controls were matched by years of playing experience prior to the instability event for the injured player in the case cohort (designated as the index year), age during the index year (AE1 year), height, weight, listed position, and years of playing experience after injury.…”

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“…However, this methodology has been successfully used in multiple published reports on injuries in professional players. [13][14][15]17,21,33 Additionally, all data were verified at an official source (NBA.com). Furthermore, granular data regarding modifiable and nonmodifiable risk factors such as comorbid conditions, intraoperative variables, family history, and preoperative laboratory markers are not available in the public record, limiting our ability to identify predictors of instability and outcomes of treatment.…”

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Return to play and performance after shoulder instability in National Basketball Association athletes

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Patel

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Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery

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Return to play and performance after shoulder instability in National Basketball Association athletes

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Patel

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Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery

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“…Return-to-play rates after ulnar collateral ligament reconstruction have been favorable, with an overall return-to-sport rate of 86.2% [2,3,4]. Many studies show a high return-to-sport rate at an elite level; however, return-to-similar performance and workload are not as high with significant decline in earned run average (ERA) and walks and hits per inning pitched (WHIP) [2].…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Many studies show a high return-to-sport rate at an elite level; however, return-to-similar performance and workload are not as high with significant decline in earned run average (ERA) and walks and hits per inning pitched (WHIP) [2]. Klouche et al [5] performed a meta-analysis of return to sport after rotator cuff repair.…”

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Return to Throwing after Shoulder or Elbow Injury

Sgroi

Zajac

2018

Curr Rev Musculoskelet Med

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Purpose of review Throwing places high demands on the human body, and specific characteristics are developed over time unique to these athletes. When returning to throw after injury, it is important to follow a criterion-based progression that allows the body to be prepared appropriately for the stresses that throwing will require. There is currently a void in the literature for criteria-based progression that helps these athletes return to the highest level of play. Recent findings As injury rates continue to rise in baseball, there is increased evidence showing contributions of the core and lower extremity to the baseball pitch. There is also additional data showing pitcher specific characteristics such as range of motion and scapular position in this unique population. The rehab professional should take into account every phase of the pitch starting from balance through ball release when designing a comprehensive return-to-throwing program. Summary Returning an athlete back to a throwing sport can be an overwhelming task. The rehabilitation specialist must have a sound understanding of the throwing motion as well as any biomechanical implications on the body, contributions throughout the kinetic chain, range of motion, and strength characteristics specific to the thrower as well as proper tissue loading principles. It is important that these athletes are not progressed too quickly through their programs and that a criteriabased progression is followed. They should have normalized range of motion, strength, and scapular mechanics, followed by a sound plyometric progression. Once this is achieved, they are advanced to an interval throwing program with increasing distance, effort, and volume which should be tracked for workload, making sure they do not throw more than their body is prepared for.

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